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Pronunciation : xiāng

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Meaning :
  1. each other; one another; mutually. (adv)
  2. indicating an action performed by one person toward another. (adv)
  3. see for oneself (whether somebody or something is to one’s liking). (v)
Radical : 木 / 目
Strokes : 9
Traditional : 相
Usage : 49.9%
Notes : also as xiāng
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
相同
xiāng tóng

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 : identical
2.
相信
xiāng xìn

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 : believe
3.
相似
xiāng sì

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 : similar
4.
相反
xiāng fǎn

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 : opposite
5.
相处
xiāng chǔ

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 : get along
6.
相当
xiāng dāng

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 : quite; appropriate
7.
相聚
xiānɡ jù

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 : to gather
8.
相亲
xiāng qīn

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 : blind date
9.
互相
hù xiāng

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 : mutually; each other
Sentences:
1. He and Tom were the same age.
tā hé tāng mǔ nián líng xiàng tóng 。
他 和 汤 姆 年 龄 相 同 。

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他 : he
和 : and
汤姆 : Tom
年龄 : age
相同 : same
2. The day we meet is in the indefinite future.
wǒ men xiāng jiàn de rì zi yáo yáo wúqī 。
我 们 相 见 的 日 子 遥 遥 无 期 。

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我们 : we
相见 : meet (each other)
的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to
日子 : day
遥遥无期 : one who is far from the destination or goal
3. It’s good to be with you guys again.
néng yòu hé nǐ men xiàng jù zhēn hǎo 。
能 又 和 你 们 相 聚 真 好 。

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能 : can
又 : again
和 : with
你们 : you
相聚 : gather
真好 : really good
4. To tell you the truth.
shí bù xiāng mán 。
实 不 相 瞒 。

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实 : truth
不 : not
相瞒 : to disguise; to keep from
5. She is very shy compared with her sister.
hé jiě jie xiàng bǐ ， tā bǐ jiào hài xiū 。
和 姐 姐 相 比 ， 她 比 较 害 羞 。

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和 : with
姐姐 : elder sister
相比 : (mutually) compare
她 : she
比较 : relatively; compare
害羞 : shy
6. It’s quite cheap.
jià qián xiāng dāng pián yi 。
价 钱 相 当 便 宜 。

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价钱 : price
相当 : quite
便宜 : cheap
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April 23rd, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , ,

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