HSK 6 · Adjectives

相应 xiāngyìng “corresponding” in Chinese

Traditional 相應

What 相应 means

  1. corresponding
  2. relevant
  3. to correspond
  4. answering (one another)
  5. to agree (among the part)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • appropriate

How to say 相应

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale应yìng4th tone, falling

相应 in a sentence

  1. 我们应该了解相应的规则。

    Wǒmen yīnggāi liǎojiě xiāngyìng de guīzé.

    We should know the relevant rules.

    Sentence #2456042 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 相应 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 应 (yīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
应yìngto answer
  • 广shelter · guǎng
  • ⺍small form of 小 · xiǎo
  • 一one · yī

How to write 相应

相 9 strokes · 应 7 strokes

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

Words related to 相应

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 应

应该yīnggāi · should适应shìyìng · to adapt应聘yìngpìn · to apply for a job答应dāying · to agree反应fǎnyìng · to react应付yìngfu · to deal with应用yìngyòng · to put to use响应xiǎngyìng · to respond to应邀yìngyāo · at someone’s invitation应酬yìngchou · to socialise

More words: Adjectives

狭隘xiá'ài · narrow-minded现成xiànchéng · ready-made相等xiāngděng · equal响亮xiǎngliàng · loud and clear贤惠xiánhuì · virtuous先进xiānjìn · advanced鲜明xiānmíng · distinct显著xiǎnzhù · notable

FAQs

相应 (xiāngyìng) means “corresponding” or “relevant”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiāngyìng: xiāng with a 1st tone, then yìng with a 4th 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, 相应 is written 相應. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiangying with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 相应 from the suggestions. Typing xiangying into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
相应 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.