相辅相成

相輔相成
xiāngfǔxiāngchéng
idiom HSK 7 #56,152

Meanings

  1. 1 to complement each other
  2. 2 mutually reinforcing

Examples

Lǐlùn hé shíjiàn shì xiāngfǔxiāngchéng de.
Theory and practice complement each other.
Jiāo yǔ xué xiāngfǔxiāngchéng.
Teaching and learning are mutually reinforcing.
Zhè liǎng zhǒng fāngfǎ xiāngfǔxiāngchéng, xiàoguǒ gèng hǎo.
These two methods complement each other for better results.

Tips

memory
The ABAC pattern (XY) makes this easy to remember: mutually assist + mutually accomplish = complement each other.

Stroke Order

xiāng
chéng