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xiāng 相 fǔ 辅 xiāng 相 chéng 成

相辅相成 xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng

to complement each other; mutually reinforcing

Literally: mutually assist mutually complete

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. A formal compound of 相辅 and 相成 that became a fixed phrase in modern Chinese.

How to use it

Predicate; positive, formal. Often 二者相辅相成 or 相辅相成的关系.

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  1. 理论与实践相辅相成，缺一不可。
    Lǐlùn yǔ shíjiàn xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng, quē yī bù kě.
    Theory and practice complement each other; neither can be dispensed with.
    theory and practice mutually assist mutually complete, lack one not can
  2. 经济发展和环境保护并不矛盾，而是相辅相成的。
    Jīngjì fāzhǎn hé huánjìng bǎohù bìng bù máodùn, ér shì xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng de.
    Economic development and environmental protection are not contradictory but mutually reinforcing.
    economy development and environment protection at-all not contradict, but is mutually assist mutually complete (particle)

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