互为 (hù wéi) — mutually, each other (formal, used before a verb)
Definition
A formal adverbial connector: "mutually / each other," placed directly before a verb to show a two-way relation. More literary than 互相, which is the everyday spoken choice for the same idea.
adverb
mutuallyeach other (formal, used before a verb)
Examples
- ，互为。Zài jīng jì shàng, liǎng guó hù wéi yī cún.Economically, the two countries are interdependent.
- 互为，。Zhè liǎng gè gài niàn hù wéi bǔ chōng, quē yī bù kě.These two concepts complement each other; neither can be dispensed with.
- ，互为，。Zài tán pàn zhōng, shuāng fāng hù wéi ràng bù, zuì zhōng dá chéng xié yì.During the negotiations, both sides made concessions to each other and finally reached an agreement.
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