互惠 (hù huì) — mutually beneficial; reciprocity

Definition

Mutual benefit between parties in an exchange (trade, cooperation, agreements). Mostly used as a modifier (互惠的) or in set phrases like 互惠原则, contrasting with one-sided benefit (单方面).

verb
mutually beneficialreciprocity

Examples

  • 互惠。
    Liǎng guó qiān shǔ le hù huì mào yì xié dìng.
    The two countries signed a mutually beneficial trade agreement.
  • 互惠,。
    Zhè zhǒng hé zuò shì hù huì de, shuāng fāng dōu néng shòu yì.
    This kind of cooperation is mutually beneficial; both sides can benefit.
  • 互惠,。
    Tā men jiān chí hù huì yuán zé, yíng dé le xìn rèn.
    They adhered to the principle of reciprocity and won trust.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

互hùmutually
惠huìbenefit

互 means mutually, and 惠 means benefit, so the sense is giving benefit to one another.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The form 互 is a tooth shape with a distinguishing mark added.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

惠 combines 叀, which gives the sound, with 心 (heart).

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