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相识 (xiāng shí): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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相识 (xiāng shí): Know each other / acquaintance (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

相识 consists of 2 characters.

mutual; each other; to observe; appearance

to know, to recognize, to understand

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 相识.

Words with 相

相信xiāng xìnHSK 3
照相机zhào xiàng jīHSK 3
互相hù xiāngHSK 4
相反xiāng fǎnHSK 4
相同xiāng tóngHSK 4
争相zhēng xiāng
亮相liàng xiàng
属相shǔ xiàng

Words with 识

认识rèn shiHSK 1
知识zhī shiHSK 4
常识cháng shíHSK 5
共识gòng shí
学识xué shí
意识yì shi
标识biāo shí
结识jié shí

How to Use 相识 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 相识 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

ǒu偶

rán然

xiāng相

shí识

neutral

meet by chance

chū初

cì次

xiāng相

shí识

neutral

first acquaintance

Adjective + Nounwith旧

jiù旧

xiāng相

shí识

neutral

old acquaintance

Verb + Complementwith多年

xiāng相

shí识

duō多

nián年

Idiomwith相知

xiāng相

shí识

xiāng相

zhī知

Example Sentences with 相识

wǒ我

hé和

xiǎo小

míng明

xiāng相

shí识

le了

neutral

have known each other for many years

formal

Written

know and understand each other

。

Xiao Ming and I have met.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

wǒ我

men们

xiāng相

shí识

duō多

nián年

，

dàn但

bǐ彼

cǐ此

réng仍

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

qià恰

dào到

hǎo好

chù处

de的

jù距

lí离

。

Although we have known each other for many years, we still maintain an appropriate distance.

liǎng两

wèi位

dài代

biǎo表

zài在

qiān签

shǔ署

hé合

zuò作

xié协

yì议

qián前

，

yǐ已

tōng通

guò过

xiàn线

shàng上

huì会

yì议

xiāng相

shí识

。

The two representatives had already become acquainted through online meetings before signing the cooperation agreement.

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wǒ我

men们

shì是

zài在

yī一

cì次

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

xiàng相

shí识

de的

，

hòu后

lái来

chéng成

le了

hǎo好

péng朋

yǒu友

。

We met at a party and later became good friends.

nǐ你

men们

jiū究

jìng竟

shì是

zài在

hé何

zhǒng种

jī机

yuán

wǒ我

men们

bìng并

fēi非

zài在

xiào校

yuán园

lǐ里

xiāng相

suī虽

rán然

wǒ我

men们

xiāng相

shí识

bù不

jiǔ久

，

cóng从

ǒu偶

rán然

xiāng相

shí识

dào到

chéng成

wéi为

shì事

缘

qiǎo巧

hé合

zhī之

xià下

xiāng相

shí识

de的

ne呢

？

Under what kind of serendipitous circumstances did you two actually meet and become acquainted?

shí

识

，

ér而

shì是

zài在

yí一

cì次

guó国

jì际

zhì志

yuàn愿

zhě者

huó活

dòng动

zhōng中

。

We did not meet and become acquainted on campus, but rather during an international volunteer activity.

dàn

但

bǐ彼

cǐ此

zhī之

jiān间

yǐ已

jīng经

yǒu有

le了

hěn很

shēn深

de的

liǎo了

jiě解

。

Although we haven't known each other for long, we already have a deep understanding of each other.

yè

业

huǒ伙

bàn伴

，

tā他

men们

gòng共

tóng同

zǒu走

guò过

le了

chōng充

mǎn满

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

de的

shí十

nián年

。

From a chance acquaintance to becoming business partners, they have jointly navigated a challenging decade.