相助

xiāngzhù

verb #27,742

Meanings

1 to help each other
2 to come to someone's aid
3 to assist

Characters

mutually; each other

to help; to assist

Examples

邻居们互相相助，共渡难关。

Línjūmen hùxiāng xiāngzhù, gòngdù nánguān.

The neighbors helped each other to get through the difficult time.

感谢你出手相助。

Gǎnxiè nǐ chūshǒu xiāngzhù.

Thank you for lending a helping hand.

Tips

usage

相助 is somewhat formal. The fixed phrase 出手相助 (chūshǒu xiāngzhù, to step in and help) is very common in everyday speech and written Chinese.

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

助 zhù