相得益彰 - to bring out the best in each other (idiom), to complement one another well - xiāng dé yì zhāng | Definition | ChinesePod.com

相得益彰

xiāng dé yì zhāng

Pinyin

Definition

相得益彰

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xiāng dé yì zhāng

to bring out the best in each other (idiom)
to complement one another well

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dé

1 to obtain
2 to get
3 to gain
4 to catch (a disease)
5 proper
6 suitable
7 proud
8 contented
9 to allow
10 to permit
11 ready
12 finished

dé dào

1 to get
2 to obtain
3 to receive

huò dé

1 to obtain
2 to receive
3 to get

xiāng xìn

1 to be convinced (that sth is true)
2 to believe
3 to accept sth as true

jué de

1 to think
2 to feel

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天

yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān

1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

一脉相承

yī mài xiāng chéng

1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)

一举两得

yī jǔ liǎng dé

1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone

一蹴而得

yī cù ér dé

1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2 success at a stroke
3 to get results overnight

上不得台盘

shàng bù dé tái pán

1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
2 unfit for a public role

Sample Sentences

那吃大闸蟹时和它相配的黄金搭档可就得数绍兴黄酒嘞，不仅颜色上相得益彰，甘润香甜的酒味还可以去除螃蟹的腥味，也更增加了蟹肉的鲜度，是吧？

nà chī dàzháxiè shí hé tā xiāngpèi de huángjīn dādàng kě jiù děi shǔ shàoxīng huángjiǔ lei ，bùjǐn yánsè shàng xiāngdéyìzhāng ，gānrùn xiāng tián de jiǔ wèi hái kěyǐ qùchú pángxiè de xīngwèi ，yě gèng zēngjiā le xiè ròu de xiāndù ，shì ba ？

Then when you're eating Chinese mitten crabs, among the huangjius that go well with it, you must include Shaoxing huangjiu. Not only do their colors complement one another, but the sweet fragrance of the alcohol cuts through the fishy taste of the crab, and increases the freshness of the crab meat. No?