相辅相成
Old HSK 6
相辅相成 (xiāngfǔxiāngchéng) · to complement each other
相辅相成 (xiāngfǔxiāngchéng) means “to complement each other”. It is written with 3 characters: 相 (mutual) + 辅 (side road) + 成 (to become). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 相辅相成 is built
The characters
相 xiāng · mutual
What 相 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
辅 fǔ · side road
What 辅 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 甫fǔ — to begin
- 十 — ten
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
成 chéng · to become
What 成 is made of
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
Example sentences
学习和实践是相辅相成的。Xuéxí hé shíjiàn shì xiāngfǔxiāngchéng de.Study and practice complement each other.
这两个方面相辅相成。Zhè liǎng gè fāngmiàn xiāngfǔxiāngchéng.These two aspects complement each other.
Questions about 相辅相成
What does 相辅相成 mean?
相辅相成 (xiāngfǔxiāngchéng) means “to complement each other”.
How do you pronounce 相辅相成?
相辅相成 is pronounced xiāngfǔxiāngchéng.
Which HSK level is 相辅相成?
相辅相成 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 相同xiāngtóngidentical
- 相信xiāngxìnto believe
- 相机xiàngjīcamera
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 互相hùxiāngeach other
- 相比xiāngbǐto compare
- 相当xiāngdāngquite
- 相关xiāngguānrelated
- 相互xiānghùeach other
- 相似xiāngsìsimilar
Learn 相辅相成 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 197: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.