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相
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Definitions
- 1. appearance
- 2. portrait
- 3. picture
- 4. government minister
- 5. (physics) phase
- 6. (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
- 7. to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
Example Sentences
1 shown顧客們爭 相 體驗這個新產品。
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Words Containing 相
to live in harmony
the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)
lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together
special relativity
grotesque visage
to be total strangers (idiom)
to interact
astrologer
best man (in a marriage)
candid and open (idiom)
separated by (distance or time etc)
negative correlation
to guard each other
single phase (elec.)
birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)
to hurl insults at each other
minister of health (of Japan, UK etc)
to be even
relativistic (physics)
traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
in disguised form
astrology and physiognomy
to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched
to vie against one another
similar
triple point (thermodynamics)
lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
characteristic nature of some season
sumo wrestling
original form
to square off
ferocious appearance
table manners
to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
together (literary)
one's own wishful thinking
mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival
to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife
to correspond
mean
see 兩不相欠|两不相欠[liǎng bù xiāng qiàn]
to compare
sick with love
when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
actual situation
the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
palmistry
opposite
to trust one another fully
Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
stage costume
common facial traits that show predestination to be married together
to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
(literary) to be a good match
to meet (by chance)
lovesickness
lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
see 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[chǔ hàn zhàn zhēng]
to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
electromagnetic interaction (between particles)
photo attached to the front of a hearse in a funeral procession
the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[zhū gě liàng])
deputy prime minister
the truth about sth; the actual facts
single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
to find to one's taste
Xiangcheng district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu
to relate closely
to frighten one another
to help one another in difficulty
to see each other
to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
to meet together
to look at one another
just the opposite
to interact
opposite polarities attract
(neuroscience) event-related potential
don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
contrary
lord
incompatible
by comparison
outward appearance
prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
to add up (numbers)
to have nothing in common with each other (idiom)
photogenic
lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project
to compare
(dialect) rogue
on a par with
physiognomy
to lose one's good looks
to give one's heart to
coloration
digital camera
wretched look
to collide with one another
to meet a possible marriage partner
intersection number (math.)
lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts
to glower at each other (idiom)
minister of finance
photo frame
to help one another
camera
famous prime minister (in ancient China)
deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
colloquial term for 生肖[shēng xiào] the animals associated with the years of a 12-year cycle
to love each other
each other
see 吉人自有天相[jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng]
to welcome sb
fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
bridesmaid
well established
former prime minister
single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
see 路見不平，拔刀相助|路见不平，拔刀相助[lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù]
to be suitable or appropriate
Xiangcheng district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu
positron emission tomography (PET)
mutual assured destruction
appealing; attractive (esp. to consumers)
distance apart
to live together in harmony
phase space (math., ordinary differential equations)
similar
to contrast
phase reversal
to engender one another
to bring out the best in each other (idiom)
Foreign Minister
to conform to
the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)
congenial
ugly expression
to be the right person for the job (idiom)
with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
to join head to tail
kindred spirits
to pass the buck
the appearance of all things (Buddhism)
relatively speaking
lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom)
correlation
term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zhèng qì] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xié qì]
mutual
mutually related
to set each other off nicely
agreeing with one another
two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
picture frame
fortune telling based on the subject's face
to spread the news (idiom)
when you teach someone, both teacher and student will benefit
to set the record straight
to know each other
prime minister (in feudal China)
not at all the same
close
marine facies (geology)
when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related
to be on intimate terms with sb (idiom)
phase difference
mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
sagacious prime minister (in feudal China)
to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)
as different as can be (idiom)
to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true
split phase (elec.)
\matchmaking corner\, a gathering in a park for parents who seek marriage partners for their adult children by connecting with other parents who put up posters displaying their unmarried child's details
underwater camera
unable to get along (idiom)
to treat
image
mutual repulsion (e.g. electrostatic)
to spend all one's time together (idiom)
to judge a person by appearances
see 惺惺惜惺惺[xīng xīng xī xīng xīng]
to meet
education counselor
to meet together
when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
to be irrelevant
both sides are willing
to agree (on a meeting place, date etc)
to make a fool of oneself
sleeping posture
Yogācāra school of Buddhism
competitive
mutually compatible
to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
to be interdependent
star chart
different
to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)
to pass on
collision
Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom)
mutual attraction (e.g. electrostatic)
weak interaction (in particle physics)
fortune teller
(Pauli) exclusion principle (physics)
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
not in harmony
lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)
to tag along (with sb)
astrology
(bird species of China) red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)
if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? (Buddhist saying)
match (couple)
interrelationship
phototypesetting
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
interdependent
phase angle
to match
lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
(idiom) always at loggerheads; never able to agree with sb; unable to get on with sb
not much difference
truth to tell
to fail to meet each other
don't forget your friends when you become rich
to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
relatively
locked in a stalemate
oceanic sediment (geology)
to act as circumstances dictate (idiom)
to accompany sb
to fight at close quarters
to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)
(idiom) (of siblings, spouses etc) very close to each other; inseparable; devoted to each other
related
strong interaction (in particle physics)
to be in contact (with sb)
elegant appearance
(of a couple) to be harmonious; to be each other's sunshine
to pale by comparison (idiom)
mutual supervision
sensitive
to complement one another
to have a love-hate relationship with each other
to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
equivalent to
appearance
to be intimate
to contradict oneself
to differ
neighbor
fortune-teller who uses the subject's face for his prognostication
resemblance
to follow a set routine
as incompatible or irreconcilable as ice and hot coals
to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
identical
positive correlation
conditions for consistency
appearance
point-and-shoot camera
attendant of the bride or bridegroom at a wedding
sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)
show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
to alternate
scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
prime minister (in ancient China)
at a stalemate
to help one another
theory of relativity
like-named
each other
greater than or equal to ≥
photo album
close kindred slaughter one another (idiom); internecine strife
astrologer
interlinked
Sauvignon blanc (grape type)
candidly sharing confidences
lit. (of fish) to moisten each other with spittle (when water is drying up) (idiom)
to act according to the situation (idiom)
to hate one another
relative position
to multiply (math.)
social gaffe or blunder
astrology
to treat sb favorably
closely linked with one another
to share the same interests (idiom)
relative address (computing)
both sides
to cross over (e.g. traffic)
to look at one another
facial features
(of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc
(bird species of China) silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)
comic crosstalk
to show one's true colors
photographic paper
two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit
phase modulation
to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom)
closely interrelated
Like attracts like.
to treat utterly sincerely
crab of the family Sesarmidae
déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)
Ling Xiangru (dates unknown, 3rd century BC), famous statesman of Zhao 趙國|赵国
sinister look
two-phase (physics)
the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
closely related
officials shield one another (idiom); a cover-up
photo studio
equal
general relativity
to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion
aqueous solution
to get to know each other
lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
palmistry
to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
phase (state of matter)
digital camera
lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
phase diagram (math.)
in succession
physiognomy
to conflict with (an idea or opinion etc)
to love each other
lit. to bow and give way (idiom)
relevant
one-sided lovesickness; unrequited longing
comic monologue
to merge with
to link
at the opportune moment
condition
interlinked
butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another
(electronics) inverter; NOT gate
real face fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
to complement one another (idiom)
photo album
to look at each other
to strike a pose (Chinese opera)
thing that is well suited
nuclear interaction
facing one another; face-to-face
to persuade
relative humidity
word similarity effect
lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related
see 刮目相看[guā mù xiāng kàn]
the ways of the world
(coll.) to look every bit the big star
lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment
physiognomy (judgment of a person's fate, character etc, based on facial features)
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
to take a photograph
facial expression of good fortune
neither giving way to the other
to share vile habits
to resemble one another
to treat sb with courtesy (idiom)
cannibalism
to yearn
to match
complexion
blind date
phase (waves)
(a person's) rebellious appearance
to balance up
Xiangshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[huái běi shì], Anhui
to break even
non-relativistic (physics)
equivalent to
to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.
horoscope
to match
similar; alike
equally matched
lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)
one's own flesh and blood (idiom); closely related
like polarities repel each other
Xiangshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[huái běi shì], Anhui
phase plane (math., ordinary differential equations)
relative density
it's a small world (idiom)
comic dialogue
phase of the moon
compatible