相应 xiāngyìng to correspond
to correspond; answering (one another); to agree (among the part); corresponding; relevant; appropriate; (modify) accordingly
How to remember 相应: 相 mutual + 应 should = to correspond.
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How it is used
- Corresponding / matching, done accordingly - 采取相应的措施 (cǎiqǔ xiāngyìng de cuòshī) take corresponding measures.
- Signals that one thing is adjusted to fit another: if X changes, Y changes 相应地 (xiāngyìng de) accordingly.
- Formal, common in policy, technical, and business writing.