Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Reciprocal / Mutual: Describes a relationship, action, or feeling that is exchanged, shared, or felt by two or more parties equally. It implies a two-way interaction.
   • Interacting: Describes elements that act upon or influence each other.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hai nước có sự tôn trọng hỗ tương. (The two countries have mutual respect.)
  • Mối quan hệ hỗ tương giữa các loài trong hệ sinh thái. (The interacting relationship between species in an ecosystem.)
  • Họ ký một thỏa thuận với các điều khoản hỗ tương. (They signed an agreement with reciprocal terms.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in formal, academic, or technical contexts to describe systems, relationships, or agreements.
• Can function similarly to "lẫn nhau" (each other) but is more formal.

Variants and Related Words

• Hỗ tương lẫn nhau: A reinforcing phrase meaning "mutually reciprocal."
  • Sự hỗ trợ hỗ tương lẫn nhau là rất quan trọng. (Mutually reciprocal support is very important.)

Synonyms

• Mutual: Shared in common.
• Reciprocal: Given and received in return.
• Interactive: Acting upon one another.

Related Phrases

• Tác động hỗ tương: Reciprocal action or interaction.
  • Nghiên cứu về tác động hỗ tương giữa gen và môi trường. (A study on the interaction between genes and environment.)
• Quan hệ hỗ tương: Mutual/reciprocal relations.
  • Hai công ty thiết lập quan hệ hỗ tương. (The two companies established mutual relations.)

1. Reciprocal, mutual, interacting
   • Tác động hỗ tương
     Reciprocal action, interaction