bǐ cǐ
l'un l'autre; les deux parties; l'un l'autre
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我们彼此相爱。
Wǒmen bǐcǐ xiāng'ài.
We love each other.
他们彼此尊重。
Tāmen bǐcǐ zūnzhòng.
They respect each other.
我们彼此帮助。
Wǒmen bǐcǐ bāngzhù.
We help each other.
各自 (gè zì)
each other
互相 (hù xiāng)
mutually
The Chinese word 彼此 (bǐcǐ) is composed of two characters: 比 (bǐ) and 此 (cǐ). The character 比 (bǐ) originally meant "to compare" or "to contrast", and it is often used in the sense of "mutual" or "reciprocal". The character 此 (cǐ) originally meant "this" or "here", and it is often used in the sense of "each other" or "one another". When these two characters are combined, they form the word 彼此 (bǐcǐ), which means "each other" or "one another". This word is often used in a reciprocal sense, to indicate that two or more people or things are doing something to each other. For example, the sentence 彼此相爱 (bǐcǐ xiāng'ài) means "to love each other".
