mutual exchange; interaction
Refers to reciprocal exchange or interaction between two or more parties, often used in formal or organizational contexts.
A meeting was held to promote mutual exchange between the two countries.
このプログラムは学生間の相互交流を目的としている。
This program aims at mutual interaction among students.
The two countries are seeking mutual exchange in the economic field.
An event was held to deepen mutual exchange with international students.
They set up a place for mutual exchange among local residents.
The government announced a policy to promote mutual cultural exchange.
交流 is the general term for exchange or interaction, while 相互交流 explicitly stresses that the exchange goes both ways.
相互作用 describes how two things or forces affect each other (often in science), whereas 相互交流 refers to people or groups exchanging ideas, culture, or visits.
交換 usually means swapping concrete things (goods, information), while 相互交流 covers broader ongoing interaction between parties.
一方通行 (literally one-way traffic) is used figuratively for communication that flows only in one direction, the opposite of the two-way nature of 相互交流.
Compound of 相互 (mutual) and 交流 (exchange, interaction).