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相
(xiāng , xiàng )
相
dictionary entry
xiāng
each other;
mutually;
to look over in person (a prospective spouse);
toward (sb);
one another;
fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3]);
surname Xiang
xiàng
government minister;
appearance;
phase;
to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc);
portrait;
surname Xiang;
picture;
to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features)
Full dictionary entry for 相
Example sentences using
相
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不为良相,当为良医
bù wéi liáng xiàng , dāng wéi liáng yī
if you can't be a good prime minister, be a good doctor
你是从哪里照的相?
Nǐ shì cóng nǎ lǐ zhào de xiàng ?
Where did you have your picture taken?
千人千品,万人万相
qiān rén qiān pǐn , wàn rén wàn xiàng
a thousand people, a thousand characters; ten thousand people, ten thousand faces
同类不相残。
Tóng lèi bù xiāng cán .
A dog does not eat a dog.
您能好好给我们照一张相吗?
Nín néng hǎo hǎo gěi wǒ men zhào yì zhāng xiàng ma ?
Could you take a picture of us?
我们在天安门前面照了一张相。
Wǒ men zài Tiān 'ān mén qián miàn zhào le yì zhāng xiàng .
We took a photo in front of Tiananmen.
文章的结尾与开头相呼应。
Wén zhāng de jié wěi yǔ kāi tóu xiāng hū yìng .
The ending of the article echoes its beginning.
狗长犄角,出羊相
gǒu zhǎng jī jiǎo , chū yáng xiāng
a dog grows horns: it shows a sheep's look
相骂没好口,相打没好手
xiāng mà méi hǎo kǒu ,xiāng dǎ méi hǎo shǒu
in a quarrel no kind mouth, in a fight no gentle hand
草鞋没样,边打边相
cǎo xié méi yàng , biān dǎ biān xiàng
Straw sandals have no pattern: weave and look as you go
龙虎相斗,鱼虾遭殃
lóng hǔ xiāng dòu , yú xiā zāo yāng
when dragon and tiger fight, the fish and shrimp suffer