对
duì
Pinyin

Definition

对
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duì
  1. right
  2. correct
  3. couple
  4. pair
  5. towards
  6. at
  7. for
  8. to face
  9. opposite
  10. to treat (sb a certain way)
  11. to match together
  12. to adjust
  13. to fit
  14. to suit
  15. to answer
  16. to reply
  17. classifier: couple

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

对
duì
  1. 1 right
  2. 2 correct
  3. 3 couple
  4. 4 pair
  5. 5 towards
  6. 6 at
  7. 7 for
  8. 8 to face
  9. 9 opposite
  10. 10 to treat (sb a certain way)
  11. 11 to match together
  12. 12 to adjust
  13. 13 to fit
  14. 14 to suit
  15. 15 to answer
  16. 16 to reply
  17. 17 classifier: couple
对方
duì fāng
  1. 1 counterpart
  2. 2 other person involved
  3. 3 opposite side
  4. 4 other side
  5. 5 receiving party
对于
duì yú
  1. 1 regarding
  2. 2 as far as sth is concerned
  3. 3 with regards to
绝对
jué duì
  1. 1 absolute
  2. 2 unconditional
面对
miàn duì
  1. 1 to confront
  2. 2 to face
反对
fǎn duì
  1. 1 to fight against
  2. 2 to oppose
  3. 3 to be opposed to
  4. 4 opposition
对不起
duì bu qǐ
  1. 1 unworthy
  2. 2 to let down
  3. 3 I'm sorry
  4. 4 excuse me
  5. 5 pardon me
  6. 6 if you please
  7. 7 sorry? (please repeat)
对付
duì fu
  1. 1 to handle
  2. 2 to deal with
  3. 3 to cope
  4. 4 to get by with
对外
duì wài
  1. 1 external
  2. 2 foreign
  3. 3 pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
对待
duì dài
  1. 1 to treat
  2. 2 treatment
对应
duì yìng
  1. 1 to correspond
  2. 2 a correspondence
  3. 3 corresponding
  4. 4 homologous
  5. 5 matching with sth
  6. 6 counterpart
对手
duì shǒu
  1. 1 opponent
  2. 2 rival
  3. 3 competitor
  4. 4 (well-matched) adversary
  5. 5 match
对抗
duì kàng
  1. 1 to withstand
  2. 2 to resist
  3. 3 to stand off
  4. 4 antagonism
  5. 5 confrontation
对比
duì bǐ
  1. 1 to contrast
  2. 2 contrast
  3. 3 ratio
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
对决
duì jué
  1. 1 confrontation
  2. 2 contest
  3. 3 showdown
对白
duì bái
  1. 1 dialogue (in a movie or a play)
对策
duì cè
  1. 1 countermeasure for dealing with a situation
对联
duì lián
  1. 1 rhyming couplet
  2. 2 pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway
  3. 3 CL:副[fù],幅[fú]
对号
duì hào
  1. 1 tick
  2. 2 check mark (✓)
  3. 3 number for verification (serial number, seat number etc)
  4. 4 (fig.) two things match up
对视
duì shì
  1. 1 to look face to face

Idioms (20)

上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
  1. 1 enemy (idiom); opponent
  2. 2 arch-enemy
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
  1. 1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
  2. 2 to get into confrontation
对事不对人
duì shì bù duì rén
  1. 1 it's nothing personal (idiom)
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
  1. 1 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
  3. 3 to cast pearls before swine
  4. 4 caviar to the general
  5. 5 to preach to deaf ears
  6. 6 to talk over sb's head
对症下药
duì zhèng xià yào
  1. 1 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
  2. 2 to take appropriate steps
对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào
  1. 1 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
  2. 2 to take appropriate steps
对答如流
duì dá rú liú
  1. 1 able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
对簿公堂
duì bù gōng táng
  1. 1 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
  2. 2 legal confrontation
  3. 3 to take sb to court
  4. 4 to sue
对着和尚骂贼秃
duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū
  1. 1 lit. to curse a baldhead to a monk's face (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scold sb indirectly
  3. 3 to criticize obliquely
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
  1. 1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
死无对证
sǐ wú duì zhèng
  1. 1 the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales
无言可对
wú yán kě duì
  1. 1 unable to reply (idiom); left speechless
  2. 2 at a loss for words
牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì
  1. 1 couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
班荆相对
bān jīng xiāng duì
  1. 1 to treat sb with courtesy (idiom)
针尖对麦芒
zhēn jiān duì mài máng
  1. 1 sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
针锋相对
zhēn fēng xiāng duì
  1. 1 to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
  2. 2 measure for measure
门当户对
mén dāng hù duì
  1. 1 the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
驴唇不对马嘴
lu:2 chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ
  1. 1 lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beside the point
  3. 3 incongruous

Sample Sentences

我先生今儿出门儿的时候，说要和大学同学聚餐，我总觉得不对劲儿，一定有事儿，就打电话问了一个熟人，他就露馅儿了，我压根儿没想到他会这样骗我。
wǒ xiānsheng jīnr5 chūméner de shíhou ，shuō yào hé dàxué tóngxué jùcān ，wǒ zǒng juéde bùduìjìnr5 ，yīdìng yǒu shìr5 ，jiù dǎdiànhuà wèn le yīgē shúrén ，tā jiù lòuxiànr5 le ，wǒ yàgēnr5 méixiǎngdào tā huì zhèyàng piàn wǒ 。
When my husband went out today and said he was going to have dinner with his college friends, I couldn’t help feeling that something was wrong. I called an acquaintance and he gave my husband away. I had no idea he would lie to me like that.
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对，生产线是三班制。
duì ，shēngchǎnxiàn shì sānbānzhì 。
Yes, the production line is three-shift system.
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这是实验室，不对外开放！
zhèshì shíyànshì ，bù duìwài kāifàng ！
This is laboratory. It’s not opened to the general public.
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听到消息有新的上司要来，同事就开始出馊主意，说要热热闹闹地为新上司办个欢迎派对，看来他是想和新上司套交情。
tīngdào xiāoxi yǒu Xīn de shàngsi yào lái ，tóngshì jiù kāishǐ chū sōuzhǔyi ，shuō yào rèrènàonào de wéi Xīn shàngsi bàn ge huānyíng pàiduì ，kànlai tā shì xiǎng hé Xīn shàngsi tàojiāoqing 。
When hearing of the news that a new boss was coming, my colleague began to make silly suggestions, saying that we should have a welcoming party for the new boss. It seemed that he was trying to curry favor with the new boss.
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差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多。他有一双眼睛，但看的不很清楚；有两只耳朵，但听的不很分明；有鼻子和嘴，但他对于气味和口味都不很讲究。
chàbuduō xiānsheng de xiàngmào hé nǐ hé wǒ dōu chàbuduō 。tā yǒu yī shuāng yǎnjing ，dàn kàn de bù hěn qīngchu ；yǒu liǎng zhǐ ěrduo ，dàn tīng de bù hěn fēnmíng ；yǒu bízi hé zuǐ ，dàn tā duìyú qìwèi hé kǒuwèi dōu bù hěn jiǎngjiu 。
Mr. Chabuduo’s appearance resembles yours and mine. He has two eyes - but does not see things very clearly. He has two ears - but they don't listen very well. He has a nose and a mouth, but does not distinguish much between different smells and tastes.
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加工食品对身体不好，别吃太多。
jiāgōng shípǐn duì shēntǐ bùhǎo ，bié chī tài duō 。
Processed food is not food for health. Don't eat it too much.
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星期五你会参加派对吗？
Xīngqīwǔ nǐ huì cānjiā pàiduì ma ？
Will you go to the party on Friday?
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别客气！做生意不重要，做朋友才实在，对吧？
bié kèqi ！zuòshēngyi bù zhòngyào ，zuò péngyou cái shízài ，duì ba ？
It's ok! Doing business is not important as making friends. Right?
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对不起，我听不懂。你说什么？
duìbuqǐ ，wǒ tīngbudǒng 。nǐ shuō shénme ？
Sorry, I don't understand. What did you say?
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您说得对
nín shuō de duì
You're correct.
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