相互

xiānghù

adverb HSK 3 #3,176

Meanings

1 each other; mutual
2 mutually; reciprocally

Characters

mutually; each other

mutual; reciprocal

Examples

我们应该相互帮助。

Wǒmen yīnggāi xiānghù bāngzhù.

We should help each other.

他们相互尊重。

Tāmen xiānghù zūnzhòng.

They respect each other.

朋友之间要相互理解。

Péngyou zhījiān yào xiānghù lǐjiě.

Friends should understand each other.

Tips

usage

相互 is more formal than 互相 (hùxiāng), which has the same meaning but reversed character order. Both are correct.

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

互 hù