互相

hùxiāng · HSK 3

each other

🔄 互 = mutual/each-other + 相 = each-other/appearance

Two synonyms stacked: 互 (mutual) + 相 (reciprocal) reinforce each other to mean mutually or one another. 相 also appears in 相信 (believe) and 相同 (same), always carrying the each-other sense here.

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