Chinese

彼此

bǐcǐ
each other; one another; you and I
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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Lineage

  • characterChinese彼 “that; those”
    • meaningChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
    • soundChinese皮 “skin; peel; shell; rind (Classifier: 塊/块 m c; 層/层 m c)”
  • characterChinese此 “this”
    • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個/个 m c; 隻/只 h)”

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