对立
duì lì
Pinyin

Definition

对立
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duì lì
  1. to oppose
  2. to set sth against
  3. to be antagonistic to
  4. antithetical
  5. relative opposite
  6. opposing
  7. diametrical

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

建立
jiàn lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to found
独立
dú lì
  1. 1 independent
  2. 2 independence
  3. 3 to stand alone
立刻
lì kè
  1. 1 forthwith
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 prompt
  4. 4 promptly
  5. 5 straightway
  6. 6 thereupon
  7. 7 at once
立即
lì jí
  1. 1 immediately
立场
lì chǎng
  1. 1 position
  2. 2 standpoint
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
立马
lì mǎ
  1. 1 at once
  2. 2 immediately
  3. 3 promptly
  4. 4 swiftly
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
中立
zhōng lì
  1. 1 neutral
  2. 2 neutrality
伫立
zhù lì
  1. 1 to stand for a long time
倒立
dào lì
  1. 1 a handstand
  2. 2 to turn upside down
  3. 3 to stand on one's head
  4. 4 upside down
创立
chuàng lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to found
周立波
Zhōu Lì bō
  1. 1 Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist
  2. 2 Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian
国立
guó lì
  1. 1 national
  2. 2 state-run
  3. 3 public
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
孤立
gū lì
  1. 1 isolate
  2. 2 isolated
对立
duì lì
  1. 1 to oppose
  2. 2 to set sth against
  3. 3 to be antagonistic to
  4. 4 antithetical
  5. 5 relative opposite
  6. 6 opposing
  7. 7 diametrical
屹立
yì lì
  1. 1 to tower
  2. 2 to stand straight (of person's bearing)
爱立信
Ài lì xìn
  1. 1 Ericsson (Swedish telecommunications company)
成立
chéng lì
  1. 1 to establish
  2. 2 to set up
  3. 3 to be tenable
  4. 4 to hold water
树立
shù lì
  1. 1 to set up
  2. 2 to establish

Idioms (20)

三十而立
sān shí ér lì
  1. 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
  1. 1 the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
  2. 2 incompatible standpoints
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
  1. 1 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
  2. 2 radical transformation
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
  1. 1 stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì
  1. 1 to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)
  2. 2 towering majestically
  3. 3 (of a person) to stand up against sb
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
  1. 1 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. 2 to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì
  1. 1 to get married (idiom)
成家立业
chéng jiā lì yè
  1. 1 to get married and start a career (idiom)
  2. 2 to settle down
  3. 3 to establish oneself
放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
  1. 1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
  2. 2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
标新立异
biāo xīn lì yì
  1. 1 to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)
树碑立传
shù bēi lì zhuàn
  1. 1 lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom)
  2. 2 to monumentalize
  3. 3 to glorify
  4. 4 to sing the praises of
汉贼不两立
Hàn zéi bù liǎng lì
  1. 1 lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shǔ Hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cáo Wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky
  3. 3 (former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
独立自主
dú lì zì zhǔ
  1. 1 independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination
  2. 2 to act independently
  3. 3 to maintain control over one's own affairs
当机立断
dāng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
矜功不立
jīn gōng bù lì
  1. 1 boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)
破旧立新
pò jiù lì xīn
  1. 1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

Sample Sentences

你说的没错，两岸对立对双方都没有好处，只会带来政治、经济等多方面的不利局面，协同合作，共同发展确是百利而无一害的做法。
nǐshuōde méicuò ，liǎngàn duìlì duì shuāngfāng dōu méiyǒu hǎochu ，zhī huì dàilái zhèngzhì 、jīngjì děng duō fāngmiàn de bùlì júmiàn ，xiétóng to collaborate ，gòngtóng fāzhǎn què shì bǎilìérwúyīhài de zuòfǎ 。
You're right, the opposition across the strait was of no advantage to either side, it only brought disadvantages in terms of politics, economics and others aspects. There is much to gain from working together towards joint development and nothing to lose.
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你这是充满了偏见和歧视，正是因为你们这样的偏见才使得社会不同阶级有了对立和仇视情绪，愈演愈烈直到一发不可收拾。
nǐ zhè shì chōngmǎn le piānjiàn hé qíshì ，zhèngshì yīnwèi nǐmen zhèyàng de piānjiàn cái shǐde shèhuì bùtóng jiējí yǒu le duìlì hé chóushì qíngxù ，yùyǎnyùliè zhídào yī fā bù kě shōushi 。
That is so subjective and prejudiced. It's your kind of prejudice that causes opposition and hatred between different classes in society, which has gotten more and more dramatic to the point that it can't be remedied.
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所以这个命运共同体肯定跟我们过去所知的全然不同，也使得群体与个体、主流与非主流的对立变得模糊，联通全球的同时，区域小众团体的联系同时也变强了，你再瞧瞧，现在网络上什么特殊化、非主流的东西没有一个自己的小团体呢？
suǒyǐ zhè ge mìngyùn gòngtóngtǐ kěndìng gēn wǒmen guòqù suǒ zhī de quánrán bùtóng ，yě shǐde qúntǐ yǔ gètǐ 、zhǔliú yǔ fēizhǔliú de duìlì biànde móhu ，Liántōng quánqiú de tóngshí ，qūyù xiǎozhòng tuántǐ de liánxì tóngshí yě biàn strong le ，nǐ zài qiáo qiao ，xiànzài wǎngluò shàng shénme tèshūhuà 、fēizhǔliú de dōngxi méiyǒu yī gè zìjǐ de xiǎo tuántǐ ne ？
So this community of destiny will be something completely different from what we've known before, blurring the boundaries between communities and individuals, the mainstream and non-mainstream. At the same time as connecting the world, it has also strengthened connections between local niche interest groups. Is there any specialized and niche thing that doesn't have its own little group of fans on the internet?
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