相 [xiāng]

• 副词
  • （互相） each other; one another; mutually:

    lose no time in telling each other the news;

    奔走相告

    not know each other;

    素不相识

  • （表示一方对另一方的动作）:

    advise sb. with kind words;

    好言相劝

    look upon sb. with special respect or concern; view sb. in a new, more favourable light;

    另眼相看

• 动词
  • （亲自观看是否合意） see for oneself (whether sb. or sth. is to one's liking):
  • （亲自观看是否合意） see for oneself (whether sb. or sth. is to one's liking):

    take a look at one's prospective son-in-law

    相女婿

• 名词
  • （质; 实质） quality
  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Xiang Shifang

    相世芳

相 [xiàng]

• 名词
  • （相貌; 外貌） looks; appearance:

    ugly looks;

    丑相

    strange appearance;

    怪相

  • （坐、立等的姿态） bearing; posture:

    not know how to stand or sit properly;

    站没站相， 坐没坐相

    The child sleeps sprawled all over the bed.

    这孩子睡相不好。

  • {物} （相位） phase:

    three-phase motor;

    三相电动机

    phase modulation

    调相

  • （照片） photograph:

    take a photo; have a photo taken

    照个相

  • （宰相） prime minister:

    prime minister (in ancient China)

    丞相

  • （某些国家的官名） minister:

    Minister of [for] Foreign Affairs; Foreign Minister

    外务相

  • {地质} facies:

    marine [coaly] facies;

    海[煤]相

    neritic facies

    浅海相

  • （棋子） elephant, one of the pieces in Chinese chess
  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Xiang Xin

    相昕

• 动词
  • （观察; 察看） look at and appraise:

    look at a horse to judge its worth;

    相马

    Never judge a person by his appearance.

    人不可以貌相。

  • （辅助） assist:

    (of wife) assist husband and bring up children

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