xiāng yìng
correspondant; pertinent; travailler de concert avec
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不相应 (bù xiāng yìng)
irrelevant
不相干 (bù xiāng gān)
unrelated
The Chinese word 相应 (xiāngyìng) is composed of two characters: 相 (xiāng) and 应 (yìng). The character 相 originally meant "to look at each other" or "to face each other". It can also be used as a preposition meaning "to" or "with". The character 应 originally meant "to answer" or "to respond". It can also be used as a verb meaning "to happen" or "to come true".When the two characters are combined, 相应 takes on the meaning of "to correspond to" or "to be in accordance with". It can also be used as an adverb meaning "accordingly" or "in response". For example, the sentence 他相应的回答了我的问题 (tā xiāngyìng de huídále wǒ de wèntí) means "He answered my question accordingly".The word 相应 is commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese. It is a versatile word that can be used in a variety of contexts.