To complement one another (idiom) in Chinese: 相辅相成 (xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng)

xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng

to complement one another (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 相輔相成1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to complement one another (idiom)

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄤ

xiāng

/ x/ i/ ang/ first tone

ㄈㄨˇ

/ f/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄤ

xiāng

/ x/ i/ ang/ first tone

ㄔㄥˊ

chéng

/ ch/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

相辅相成

Simplified

相輔相成

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 学习和实践相辅相成。

    xué xí hé shí jiàn xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng。

    Study and practice complement one another.

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