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Mandarin xiāng; xiàng
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Results for 相
相 xiāng each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
相 xiàng appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
Results beginning with 相
相关 xiāng guān related / relevant / pertinent / to be interrelated / (statistics) correlation
相信 xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true) / to believe / to accept sth as true
相当 xiāng dāng equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite
相应 xiāng yìng to correspond / answering (one another) / to agree (among the part) / corresponding / relevant / appropriate / (modify) accordingly
相对 xiāng duì relatively / opposite / to resist / to oppose / relative / vis-a-vis / counterpart
相同 xiāng tóng identical / same
相比 xiāng bǐ to compare
相互 xiāng hù each other / mutual
相册 xiàng cè photo album
相机 xiàng jī camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]) / at the opportune moment / as the circumstances allow
相反 xiāng fǎn opposite / contrary
相似 xiāng sì to resemble / similar / like / resemblance / similarity
相片 xiàng piàn image / photograph / CL:張|张[zhang1]
相处 xiāng chǔ to be in contact (with sb) / to associate / to interact / to get along (well, poorly)
相遇 xiāng yù to meet / to encounter / to come across
相爱 xiāng ài to love each other
相继 xiāng jì in succession / following closely
相差 xiāng chà to differ / discrepancy between
相识 xiāng shí to get to know each other / acquaintance
相连 xiāng lián to link / to join / link / connection
相见 xiāng jiàn to see each other / to meet in person
相思 xiāng sī to yearn / to pine
相貌 xiàng mào appearance
相约 xiāng yuē to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment
相伴 xiāng bàn to accompany sb / to accompany each other
相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance) / to come across
相聚 xiāng jù to meet together / to assemble
相近 xiāng jìn close / similar to
相声 xiàng sheng comic dialogue / sketch / crosstalk
相传 xiāng chuán to pass on / to hand down / tradition has it that ... / according to legend
相助 xiāng zhù to help one another / to come to sb's help
相亲 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other
相隔 xiāng gé separated by (distance or time etc)
相通 xiāng tōng interlinked / connected / communicating / in communication / accommodating
相符 xiāng fú to match / to tally
相撞 xiāng zhuàng collision / crash / to crash together / to collide with / to bump into
相等 xiāng děng equal / equally / equivalent
相邻 xiāng lín neighbor / adjacent
相交 xiāng jiāo to cross over (e.g. traffic) / to intersect / to make friends
相距 xiāng jù distance apart / separated by a given distance
相恋 xiāng liàn to love each other
相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband
相会 xiāng huì to meet together
相依 xiāng yī to be interdependent
相望 xiāng wàng to look at one another / to face each other
相间 xiāng jiàn to alternate / to follow one another
相较 xiāng jiào to compare
相框 xiàng kuàng photo frame
相接 xiāng jiē to merge with / interlinking / to join with / to interlock
相加 xiāng jiā to add up (numbers) / (fig.) to put together (several things of the same type, e.g. skills)
相中 xiāng zhòng to find to one's taste / to pick (after looking at) / Taiwan pr. [xiang4 zhong4]
相配 xiāng pèi to match / well-suited
相仿 xiāng fǎng similar
相待 xiāng dài to treat
相向 xiāng xiàng facing one another / face-to-face
相称 xiāng chèn to match / to suit / mutually compatible
相容 xiāng róng compatible / consistent / to tolerate (each other)
相位 xiàng wèi phase (waves)
相像 xiāng xiàng to resemble one another / to be alike / similar
相干 xiāng gān relevant / to have to do with / (physics) (of light etc) coherent
相好 xiāng hǎo to be intimate / close friend / paramour
相生 xiāng shēng to engender one another
相争 xiāng zhēng to vie against one another / to fight each other / mutual aggression
相投 xiāng tóu agreeing with one another / congenial
相合 xiāng hé to conform to / to fit with / to be compatible with
相持 xiāng chí locked in a stalemate / to confront one another
相认 xiāng rèn to know each other / to recognize / to identify / to acknowledge (an old relationship)
相宜 xiāng yí to be suitable or appropriate
相背 xiāng bèi contrary / opposite
相纸 xiàng zhǐ photographic paper
相国 xiàng guó prime minister (in ancient China)
相抵 xiāng dǐ to balance up / to offset / to counterbalance
相异 xiāng yì different / dissimilar
相看 xiāng kàn to look at one another / to take a good look at / to look upon
相劝 xiāng quàn to persuade / to exhort / to advise
相左 xiāng zuǒ to fail to meet each other / to conflict with each other / to be at odds with
相若 xiāng ruò on a par with / comparable to
相扑 xiāng pū sumo wrestling / also pr. [xiang4 pu1]
相乘 xiāng chéng to multiply (math.) / multiplication
相士 xiàng shì fortune-teller who uses the subject's face for his prognostication
相术 xiàng shù physiognomy
相面 xiàng miàn fortune telling based on the subject's face
相图 xiàng tú phase diagram (math.) / phase portrait
相帮 xiāng bāng to help one another / to aid
相保 xiāng bǎo to guard each other
相簿 xiàng bù photo album
相衬 xiāng chèn to contrast / to set off one another / to go well with
相城 Xiāng chéng Xiangcheng district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
相承 xiāng chéng to complement one another
相斥 xiāng chì mutual repulsion (e.g. electrostatic) / to repel one another
相恶 xiāng è to hate one another
相架 xiàng jià picture frame
相角 xiàng jiǎo phase angle
相类 xiāng lèi similar
相联 xiāng lián to interact / interrelated
相骂 xiāng mà to hurl insults at each other
相契 xiāng qì (literary) to be a good match
相轻 xiāng qīng to hold each other in low regard
相觑 xiāng qù to look at each other
相山 Xiāng shān Xiangshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 shi4], Anhui
相随 xiāng suí to tag along (with sb) / (in combination with 與|与[yu3] or 和[he2]) to accompany (sb) / (fig.) (of one situation) to go hand in hand (with another)
相态 xiàng tài phase (state of matter)
相违 xiāng wéi to conflict with (an idea or opinion etc) / to depart from (established norms or standards etc)
相吸 xiāng xī mutual attraction (e.g. electrostatic) / to attract one another
相偕 xiāng xié together (literary)
相迎 xiāng yíng to welcome sb / to greet sb
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相当于 xiāng dāng yú equivalent to
相关性 xiāng guān xìng correlation
相对论 xiāng duì lùn theory of relativity
相似性 xiāng sì xìng resemblance / similarity
相思病 xiāng sī bìng lovesickness
相位差 xiàng wèi chā phase difference
相信方  relying party
相称性  proportionality
相城区 Xiāng chéng qū Xiangcheng district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
相对象 xiàng duì xiàng to meet a possible marriage partner
相交点 xiāng jiāo diǎn cross-over point
相交数 xiāng jiāo shù intersection number (math.)
相空间 xiàng kōng jiān phase space (math., ordinary differential equations)
相命者 xiāng mìng zhě fortune teller
相配人 xiāng pèi rén match (couple) / persons well suited for each other
相配物 xiāng pèi wù thing that is well suited / pet animal that suits its owner
相碰撞 xiāng pèng zhuàng to collide with one another
相平面 xiàng píng miàn phase plane (math., ordinary differential equations)
相亲角 xiāng qīn jiǎo "matchmaking corner", a gathering in a park for parents who seek marriage partners for their adult children by connecting with other parents who put up posters displaying their unmarried child's details
相山区 Xiāng shān qū Xiangshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 shi4], Anhui
相手蟹 xiāng shǒu xiè crab of the family Sesarmidae
相比之下 xiāng bǐ zhī xià by comparison
相提并论 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) / to mention on equal terms / to place on a par with / (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
相互作用 xiāng hù zuò yòng to interact / interaction / interplay
相依为命 xiāng yī wéi mìng mutually dependent for life (idiom) / to rely upon one another for survival / interdependent
相辅相成 xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng to complement one another (idiom)
相得益彰 xiāng dé yì zhāng to bring out the best in each other (idiom) / to complement one another well
相互关系 xiāng hù guān xì mutual relations / common interest
相安无事 xiāng ān wú shì to live together in harmony
相映成趣 xiāng yìng chéng qù to set each other off nicely
相形见绌 xiāng xíng jiàn chù to pale by comparison (idiom)
相夫教子 xiàng fū jiào zǐ to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom) / the traditional roles of a good wife
相持不下 xiāng chí bù xià at a stalemate / deadlocked / in unrelenting mutual opposition
相对湿度 xiāng duì shī dù relative humidity
相见恨晚 xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn to regret not having met earlier (idiom) / It is nice to meet you finally. / It feels like we have known each other all along.
相机而动 xiàng jī ér dòng to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom)
相敬如宾 xiāng jìng rú bīn to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom) / mutual respect between husband and wife
相机行事 xiàng jī xíng shì to act as circumstances dictate (idiom)
相亲相爱 xiāng qīn xiāng ài to be kind and love one another (idiom) / bound by deep emotions
相濡以沫 xiāng rú yǐ mò lit. (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when water is drying up) (idiom) / fig. to share meager resources / mutual help in humble circumstances
相对年代  relative chronology
相应回应  matching response
相对捐助  matching contribution
相容析取  inclusive disjunction / non-exclusive alternation
Approximate Results for 相
互相 hù xiāng each other / mutually / mutual
亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
真相 zhēn xiàng the truth about sth / the actual facts
长相 zhǎng xiàng appearance / looks / profile / countenance
首相 shǒu xiàng prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
照相 zhào xiàng to take a photograph
变相 biàn xiàng in disguised form / covert
丞相 chéng xiàng the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) / prime minister
争相 zhēng xiāng to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
宰相 zǎi xiàng prime minister (in feudal China)
品相 pǐn xiàng condition / physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc)
竞相 jìng xiāng competitive / eagerly / to vie
面相 miàn xiàng facial features / appearence / physiognomy
识相 shí xiàng sensitive / tactful
色相 sè xiàng coloration / hue / sex / sex appeal
单相 dān xiàng single phase (elec.)
两相 liǎng xiàng two-phase (physics)
两相 liǎng xiāng both sides
手相 shǒu xiàng palmistry / features of a palm (in palmistry)
扮相 bàn xiàng stage costume
星相 xīng xiàng astrology and physiognomy
液相  liquid phase
命相 mìng xiàng horoscope
貌相 mào xiàng appearance (esp. superficial) / looks / to judge a person by appearances
属相 shǔ xiàng colloquial term for 生肖[sheng1 xiao4] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle
自相 zì xiāng mutual / each other / one another / self-
外相 wài xiàng Foreign Minister
看相 kàn xiàng to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
录相 lù xiàng variant of 錄像|录像[lu4 xiang4]
洋相 yáng xiàng social gaffe or blunder / faux pas / see 出洋相[chu1 yang2 xiang4]
凶相 xiōng xiàng ferocious appearance
露相 lòu xiàng to show one's true colors
睡相 shuì xiàng sleeping posture
月相 yuè xiàng phases of moon, namely: new moon 朔[shuo4], first quarter or waxing moon 上弦[shang4 xian2], full moon 望[wang4] and last quarter or waning moon 下弦[xia4 xian2]
福相 fú xiàng facial expression of good fortune / joyous and contented look
蜀相 Shǔ xiàng the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4])
本相 běn xiàng original form
傧相 bīn xiàng attendant of the bride or bridegroom at a wedding
财相 cái xiàng minister of finance
吃相 chī xiàng table manners
丑相 chǒu xiàng ugly expression / unsightly manners
倒相 dào xiàng phase reversal / phase inversion
恶相 è xiàng evil countenance / vicious appearance
分相 fēn xiàng split phase (elec.)
副相 fù xiàng deputy prime minister
怪相 guài xiàng grotesque visage / grimace
海相 hǎi xiàng marine facies (geology)
季相 jì xiàng characteristic nature of some season
脸相 liǎn xiàng complexion / looks / appearance of one's face
卖相 mài xiàng outward appearance / demeanor
名相 míng xiàng famous prime minister (in ancient China) / names and appearances (Buddhism)
贫相 pín xiàng mean / stingy
破相 pò xiàng (of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc / to disfigure / to make a fool of oneself
人相 rén xiàng physiognomy
上相 shàng xiàng photogenic / (old) high official
世相 shì xiàng the ways of the world
实相 shí xiàng actual situation / the ultimate essence of things (Buddhism)
水相 shuǐ xiàng aqueous solution
调相 tiáo xiàng phase modulation
贤相 xián xiàng sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
雅相 yǎ xiàng elegant appearance / dignity
掌相 zhǎng xiàng palmistry / features of a palm (in palmistry)
爭相 zhēng xiāng to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
诸相 zhū xiàng the appearance of all things (Buddhism)
走相 zǒu xiàng to lose one's good looks
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照相机 zhào xiàng jī camera / CL:個|个[ge4],架[jia4],部[bu4],台[tai2],隻|只[zhi1]
不相干 bù xiāng gān to be irrelevant / to have nothing to do with
照相馆 zhào xiàng guǎn photo studio
不相符 bù xiāng fú not in harmony
不相容 bù xiāng róng incompatible
单相思 dān xiāng sī one-sided lovesickness / unrequited longing
前首相 qián shǒu xiàng former prime minister
出洋相 chū yáng xiàng to make a fool of oneself
蔺相如 Lìn Xiāng rú Ling Xiangru (dates unknown, 3rd century BC), famous statesman of Zhao 趙國|赵国
遥相关  teleconnection
位相角  phase angle
同相的  phased / in phase
照相员  Photographer
白相人 bái xiàng rén (dialect) rogue / hoodlum
不相同 bù xiāng tóng not the same / dissimilar
长相思 Cháng xiāng sī Sauvignon blanc (grape type)
车头相 chē tóu xiàng photo attached to the front of a hearse in a funeral procession
法相宗 Fǎ xiàng zōng Yogācāra school of Buddhism / Dharma-character school of Buddhism
夫妻相 fū qī xiàng similarity in features of an old couple / common facial traits that show predestination to be married together
负相关 fù xiāng guān negative correlation
厚生相 hòu shēng xiàng minister of health (of Japan, UK etc)
男傧相 nán bīn xiàng best man (in a marriage)
女傧相 nu:3 bīn xiàng bridesmaid
穷酸相 qióng suān xiàng wretched look / shabby looks
人相学 rén xiàng xué physiognomy (judgment of a person's fate, character etc, based on facial features)
三相点 sān xiàng diǎn triple point (thermodynamics)
星相家 xīng xiàng jiā astrologer
星相师 xīng xiàng shī astrologer
星相术 xīng xiàng shù astrology
星相图 xīng xiàng tú star chart
星相学 xīng xiàng xué astrology
有卖相 yǒu mài xiàng appealing / attractive (esp. to consumers)
正相关 zhèng xiāng guān positive correlation
Lg波震相  Lg phase
数码相机 shù mǎ xiàng jī digital camera
不敢相信 bù gǎn xiāng xìn unbelievable
面面相觑 miàn miàn xiāng qù to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
似曾相识 sì céng xiāng shí déjà / vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted
息息相关 xī xī xiāng guān closely bound up (idiom) / intimately related
刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
不相上下 bù xiāng shàng xià equally matched / about the same
恰恰相反 qià qià xiāng fǎn just the opposite
针锋相对 zhēn fēng xiāng duì to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom) / tit for tat / measure for measure
大相径庭 dà xiāng jìng tíng as different as can be (idiom) / poles apart
真相大白 zhēn xiàng dà bái the whole truth is revealed (idiom) / everything becomes clear
素不相识 sù bù xiāng shí to be total strangers (idiom)
自相残杀 zì xiāng cán shā to massacre one another (idiom) / internecine strife
一脉相承 yī mài xiāng chéng traceable to the same stock (idiom) / of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
心心相印 xīn xīn xiāng yìn two hearts beat as one (idiom) / a kindred spirit
萍水相逢 píng shuǐ xiāng féng strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
狭路相逢 xiá lù xiāng féng lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom) / fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face
自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn to contradict oneself / self-contradictory / inconsistent
单反相机 dān fǎn xiàng jī single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
同病相怜 tóng bìng xiāng lián fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom) / misery loves company
以身相许 yǐ shēn xiāng xǔ to give one's heart to / to devote one's life to
短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) / fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat / to fight at close quarters
肝胆相照 gān dǎn xiāng zhào to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom) / to show total devotion
代代相传 dài dài xiāng chuán passed on from generation to generation (idiom) / to hand down
奔走相告 bēn zǒu xiāng gào to spread the news (idiom)
一相情愿 yī xiāng qíng yuàn one's own wishful thinking
反唇相讥 fǎn chún xiāng jī to answer back sarcastically (idiom) / to retort
臭味相投 chòu wèi xiāng tóu to share vile habits / partners in notoriety / birds of a feather
兵戎相见 bīng róng xiāng jiàn to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
休戚相关 xiū qī xiāng guān to share the same interests (idiom) / to be closely related / to be in the same boat
唇齿相依 chún chǐ xiāng yī lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom) / closely related / interdependent
鹬蚌相争 yù bàng xiāng zhēng lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both) (idiom) / fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
血肉相连 xuè ròu xiāng lián one's own flesh and blood (idiom) / closely related
吉人天相 jí rén tiān xiàng see 吉人自有天相[ji2 ren2 zi4 you3 tian1 xiang4]
形影相吊 xíng yǐng xiāng diào with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom) / extremely sad and lonely
官官相护 guān guān xiāng hù officials shield one another (idiom) / a cover-up
弹冠相庆 tán guān xiāng qìng lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom) / to celebrate an official appointment / to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)
两相情愿 liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn both sides are willing / by mutual consent
拔刀相助 bá dāo xiāng zhù see 路見不平，拔刀相助|路见不平，拔刀相助[lu4 jian4 bu4 ping2 , ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4]
赤诚相待 chì chéng xiāng dài to treat utterly sincerely / open and above board in dealing with sb
单口相声 dān kǒu xiàng shēng comic monologue / one-person comic sketch
对口相声 duì kǒu xiàng shēng comic crosstalk / formalized comic dialogue between two stand-up comics: funny man 逗哏[dou4 gen2] and straight man 捧哏[peng3 gen2]
桴鼓相应 fú gǔ xiāng yìng lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom) / appropriate relation between the different parts / closely interrelated
刮目相待 guā mù xiāng dài see 刮目相看[gua1 mu4 xiang1 kan4]
骨肉相残 gǔ ròu xiāng cán close kindred slaughter one another (idiom) / internecine strife
骨肉相连 gǔ ròu xiāng lián lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom) / inseparably related / closely intertwined
和睦相处 hé mù xiāng chǔ to live in harmony / to get along with each other
缓急相济 huǎn jí xiāng jì to help one another in difficulty / mutual assistance in extremity
互相推诿 hù xiāng tuī wěi mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom) / each blaming the other / passing the buck to and fro / each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
教学相长 jiào xué xiāng zhǎng when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
积不相能 jī bù xiāng néng always at loggerheads (idiom) / never able to agree with sb / unable to get on with sb
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