HSK 6 · Ideas

相辅相成 xiāngfǔxiāngchéng “to complement each other” in Chinese

Traditional 相輔相成

What 相辅相成 means

  1. to complement each other
  2. (idiom) to complement one another

How to say 相辅相成

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale相xiāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale辅fǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale相xiāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale成chéng2nd tone, rising

相辅相成 in a sentence

  1. 学习和练习是相辅相成的。

    Xuéxí hé liànxí shì xiāngfǔxiāngchéng de.

    Study and practice go hand in hand.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 理论和实践相辅相成。

    Lǐlùn hé shíjiàn xiāngfǔxiāngchéng.

    Theory and practice complement each other.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 相辅相成 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 相 (xiāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
相xiāngeach other
  • 木tree · mù
  • 目eye · mù

Memory aidAn eye 目 looking at a tree 木: to look at, and so “each other”.

The character 辅 (fǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
辅fǔto assist
  • 车cart · chēMeaning part
  • 甫to begin · fǔSound part

车 hints at the meaning (cart); 甫 (fǔ) hints at the sound. Compare it with fǔ.

The character 相 (xiāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
相xiāngeach other
  • 木tree · mù
  • 目eye · mù

Memory aidAn eye 目 looking at a tree 木: to look at, and so “each other”.

The character 成 (chéng) with each of its parts in a different colour
成chéngto succeed
  • 戈halberd · gē
  • 丁part of the character

How to write 相辅相成

相 9 strokes · 辅 11 strokes · 成 6 strokes

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相辅相成 (xiāngfǔxiāngchéng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 相辅相成 (xiāngfǔxiāngchéng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 相辅相成

Words with 相

相信xiāngxìn · to believe照相zhàoxiàng · to take a photo相机xiàngjī · camera照相机zhàoxiàngjī · camera相反xiāngfǎn · opposite相同xiāngtóng · the same互相hùxiāng · each other相处xiāngchǔ · to get along (with someone)相似xiāngsì · similar相当xiāngdāng · equivalent to

Words with 辅

辅导fǔdǎo · to give guidance辅助fǔzhù · to assist

Words with 成

完成wánchéng · to complete成绩chéngjì · achievement变成biànchéng · to turn into成功chénggōng · success成为chéngwéi · to become养成yǎngchéng · to cultivate成人chéngrén · adult赞成zànchéng · to approve成立chénglì · to establish成长chéngzhǎng · to grow up

More words: Ideas & Concepts

威力wēilì · power威望wēiwàng · prestige威信wēixìn · prestige相差xiāngchà · to differ陷阱xiànjǐng · trap线索xiànsuǒ · clue现状xiànzhuàng · current situation系列xìliè · series

FAQs

相辅相成 (xiāngfǔxiāngchéng) means “to complement each other” or “(idiom) to complement one another”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiāngfǔxiāngchéng: xiāng with a 1st tone, then fǔ with a 3rd tone, then xiāng with a 1st tone, then chéng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 相辅相成 is written 相輔相成. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiangfuxiangcheng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 相辅相成 from the suggestions. Typing xiangfuxiangcheng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
相辅相成 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.