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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

HSK 4
教与学相辅相成。
Jiāo yǔ xué xiāngfǔ-xiāngchéng.
Teaching and learning are mutually reinforcing.
HSK 4
这两种方法相辅相成，效果更好。
Zhè liǎng zhǒng fāngfǎ xiāngfǔ-xiāngchéng, xiàoguǒ gèng hǎo.
These two methods complement each other for better results.
HSK 5
理论和实践是相辅相成的。
Lǐlùn hé shíjiàn shì xiāngfǔ-xiāngchéng de.
Theory and practice complement each other.

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