What is universally acknowledged is that mutual understanding and respect play an essential role in interpersonal relationship. In contemporary society, conflicts between people become more and more serious, a phenomenon that mainly roots in misunderstandings and disrespects(disrespect). Therefore, it seems significant for us to build mutual understanding and respect in interpersonal relationship .The reasons why mutual understanding and respect are important (it is important) can be illustrated as follows. To begin with, all of us will encounter with different people whose background and character are different from us. There is no doubt that people will have disputes each other. However, mutual understanding and respect can help us to maintain a healthy and beneficial relationship between people. In addition, It is mutual understanding and respect that solve disagreements between people, which can contribute to building a solid relationship with people around us. What’s more(Last but not least), with mutual understanding and respect, people will stand another side to think about questions that exist in the process of interpersonal communication.( Understanding and respect is like a balmy breeze blowing through our hearts can remove a lot of unpleasantness) In conclusion, mutual understanding and respect set a solid foundation for building a harmonious interpersonal relationship. Only with mutual understanding and respect can we achieve a good interpersonal relationship. Thus, we are bound to learn to understand and respect others.