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相辅相成

相輔相成
xiāngfǔ-xiāngchéng
idiom HSK 7-9 #56,152

Meanings

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

Characters

相
xiāng
mutually
辅
fǔ
assist; supplement
成
chéng
accomplish; complete
Literally 'mutually assist, mutually accomplish'

Examples

理论和实践是相辅相成的。
Lǐlùn hé shíjiàn shì xiāngfǔxiāngchéng de.
Theory and practice complement each other.
教与学相辅相成。
Jiāo yǔ xué xiāngfǔxiāngchéng.
Teaching and learning are mutually reinforcing.
这两种方法相辅相成，效果更好。
Zhè liǎng zhǒng fāngfǎ xiāngfǔxiāngchéng, xiàoguǒ gèng hǎo.
These two methods complement each other for better results.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

相 xiāng
辅 fǔ
成 chéng