互相 + Verb (each other)
Help flows both ways
- each other互相 = "each other / mutually" — the action goes both ways.
- 互相帮助 = "help each other."
- each other互相 sits before the verb.
each other互相 + Verb Phrase
- each other互相 marks a two-way, reciprocal action.
we我们should应该each other互相help帮助。
- 互相帮助 = "help each other."
Explore
Correct or broken?
互相 + verb sends the action both ways — and needs two sides to work.
Practice
We should help each other: 我们应该 ____ 帮助。
互相 + Verb = each other: 互相帮助.
Practice
互相 comes before the verb.
Yes — 互相 + Verb: 互相帮助.
Recap
Key idea
- each other互相 + Verb Phrase — "(do) … to each other / mutually"
- 互相帮助 · 互相学习 · 互相理解
- The action flows both ways
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs.
Practice
互相 means the action…
互相学习, 互相理解 — both sides act on each other.