互相

[skyblue]

hi

does 互相 translate directly to "each other" or is there no direct translation?

how do you say, "understand each other", "love each other", "listen to each other", "do things for each other" -- do you just place 互相 before the verb?

thank you

[Monroe]

it seems "understand each other","love each other" "listen to each other" is right

"互相“ mean you do anything for me,i also do the same thing for you.often we say"互相帮助” ---you help me and i help you.

this is Monroe,a chinese girl,hope i can help you learn english well

[abcdefg]

does 互相 translate directly to "each other" or is there no direct translation?

Yes, it means "each other" and also means "mutual" as in "mutual assistance." You do put it before the verb in such constructs. 互相帮助。

[James Johnston]

I'm sure there are lots of ways to say these things, but here are some suggestions:

"understand each other" = 互相理解

"love each other" = is probably better expressed as 相亲相爱. Less strong would be 互相喜欢 (which requires 互相尊重 or "mutual respect")

"listen to each other" = 互相讨论 approximately or 互相理解 or 互相尊重 from above. Depends exactly what you think "listen to each other" means, because it's not really supposed to be taken literally.

"mutual assistance" = 互相帮助

[skyblue]

Thank you, thats very helpful

[bhchao]

"love each other" = is probably better expressed as 相亲相爱

You could also say 互相親愛, which is stronger in my opinion.

[yann]

彼此(pron.) can be thought of "each other", and as with 互相(adv.) can have a "mutual" meaning as well. We always use "互相+V." so "understand each other" is 互相理解

"listen to each other"互相倾听,but "love each other"should be 彼此相爱 and "do things for each other"should be 为彼此做一些事情

[skyblue]

thank you for the later replies! very helpful