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Meaning of 对

Pinyin duì

Radical

寸

Strokes

Definition

couple / pair / to be opposite / to oppose / to face / for / to / correct (answer) / to answer / to reply / to direct (towards sth) / right

Usage

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对 duì 【Verb】 1. 答，答话，回答。 Answer; reply. Example: 唐且对曰:“臣未尝闻也。” (Tang said in reply: "I have never heard of it.") 2. 朝着。 Face; direct at. Example: 对酒当歌。 (Face the wine and sing.) 3. 处于相反方向的。 In the opposite direction. Example: 对面。 (Opposite side.) 4. 跟，和。 With; and. Example: 对他商量一下。 (Discuss it with him.) 5. 互相，彼此相向地。 Mutually; face to face. Example: 对立。 (Confrontation.) 6. 说明事物的关系。 Explain the relationship between things. Example: 对于。 (Regarding.) 7. 看待，应付。 Treat; deal with. Example: 对待。 (Treat.) 8. 照着样检查。 Check; compare; identify. Example: 核对。 (Cross-check.) 9. 投合，适合，使相合。 Match; fit; correspond. Example: 对应。 (Correspond.) 10. 正确，正常，表肯定的答语。 Right; normal; affirming response. Example: 神色不对。 (The expression is not right.) 11. 双，成双的。 Double; in pairs. Example: 配对。 (Pair up.) 12. 平分，一半。 Divide into halves. Example: 对开。 (Split in half.) 13. 搀和（多指液体）。 Mix (often referring to liquids). Example: 对水。 (Mixed with water.) 14. 量词，双。 A measure word for pairs. Example: 一对鹦鹉。 (A pair of parrots.) 【Noun】 1. 配偶。 Spouse. Example: 选择配偶。 (Choose a spouse.) 2. 对手，敌对者。 Opponent; adversary. Example: 对儿。 (Opposing side.) 3. 对策，一种反措施。 Countermeasure; a measure in response. Example: 带对策。 (Take countermeasures.) 4. 对子，对偶的词句。 Antithetical couplet; couplets. Example: 写对联。 (Compose couplets.) 5. 姓。 Surname. 【Adjective】 1. 意见、判断或程序上正确。 Right; correct in opinion, judgment, or procedure. Example: 说得对。 (That’s right.) 2. 相互; 两人在一起。 Together; mutually. Example: 对谈。 (Dialogue.) 【Measure Word】用于按性别、左右、正反等配合的人和物。 Used for matching pairs of people or objects by gender, left and right, front and back. Example: 一对杯子。 (A pair of cups.) 【Preposition】 1. 朝，向——用作虚词，表示动作的对象。 To; towards — used as a function word to indicate the object of an action. Example: 对他的父亲谈及此事。 (Talk about this matter to his father.) 2. 对待。用法大致同“对于”。 Treat; generally similar to "regarding." Example: 对任何人不怀恶意。 (Harbor no ill will towards anyone.)

驴唇不对马嘴 lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ

lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom) / fig. beside the point / incongruous

对垒 duì lěi

to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc)

对外 duì wài

external / foreign / pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)

对峙 duì zhì

to stand opposite / to confront / confrontation

面对 miàn duì

to confront / to face

对方 duì fāng

counterpart / other person involved / opposite side / other side / receiving party

相对 xiāng duì

relatively / opposite / to resist / to oppose / relative / vis-a-vis / counterpart

对象 duì xiàng

target / object / partner / boyfriend / girlfriend / CL:個|个[ge4]

绝对 jué duì

absolute / unconditional

针对 zhēn duì

to target / to focus on / to be aimed at or against / in response to

对手 duì shǒu

opponent / rival / competitor / (well-matched) adversary / match

对待 duì dài

to treat / treatment

一对 yī duì

couple / pair

对抗 duì kàng

to withstand / to resist / to stand off / antagonism / confrontation

对话 duì huà

dialogue / CL:個|个[ge4]

对面 duì miàn

(sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face

对外开放 duì wài kāi fàng

open-door to the outside world / opening to the outside world

对立 duì lì

to oppose / to set sth against / to be antagonistic to / antithetical / relative opposite / opposing / diametrical

对此 duì cǐ

withal

对比 duì bǐ

to contrast / contrast / ratio / CL:個|个[ge4]

对岸 duì àn

opposite bank (of a body of water)

对应 duì yìng

to correspond / a correspondence / corresponding / homologous / matching with sth / counterpart

对弈 duì yì

to play go, chess etc

愧对 kuì duì

to be ashamed to face (sb) / to feel bad about having failed (sb)

对准 duì zhǔn

to aim at / to target / to point at / to be directed at / registration / alignment (mechanical engineering)

反对 fǎn duì

to fight against / to oppose / to be opposed to / opposition

对撞机 duì zhuàng jī

a particle collider

对敌 duì dí

to confront / to face the enemy

敌对 dí duì

hostile / enemy (factions) / combative

斜对面 xié duì miàn

diagonally across

对外贸易 duì wài mào yì

foreign trade

对话框 duì huà kuàng

dialog box (computing)

对偶 duì ǒu

dual / duality / antithesis / coupled phrases (as rhetorical device) / spouse

俩对 liǎ duì

Two pairs

相对湿度 xiāng duì shī dù

relative humidity

对照 duì zhào

to contrast / to compare / to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) / to check

对症 duì zhèng

correct diagnosis / to prescribe the right cure for an illness / to suit the medicine to the illness

对症下药 duì zhèng xià yào

lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps

碱基对 jiǎn jī duì

base pair (molecular biology)

反对票 fǎn duì piào

dissenting vote

对仗 duì zhàng

antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound) / to fight / to wage war

对付 duì fu

to handle / to deal with / to cope / to get by with

对了 duì le

Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ...

对于 duì yú

regarding / as far as sth is concerned / with regards to

对称 duì chèn

symmetry / symmetrical

对答 duì dá

to reply / to answer / response / reply

对策 duì cè

countermeasure for dealing with a situation

对簿公堂 duì bù gōng táng

public courtroom accusation (idiom) / legal confrontation / to take sb to court / to sue

对联 duì lián

rhyming couplet / pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway / CL:副[fu4],幅[fu2]

针尖对麦芒 zhēn jiān duì mài máng

sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)

对虾 duì xiā

prawn / shrimp

对襟 duì jīn

buttoned Chinese jacket

相对论 xiāng duì lùn

theory of relativity

对不起 duì bu qǐ

unworthy / to let down / I'm sorry / excuse me / pardon me / if you please / sorry? (please repeat)

遥遥相对 yáo yáo xiāng duì

stand far apart facing each other / face each other across a distance / (The two mountains) stand opposite each other at a distance.

针对性 zhēn duì xìng

focus / direction / purpose / relevance

针锋相对 zhēn fēng xiāng duì

to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat / measure for measure

对阵 duì zhèn

poised for battle / to square up for a fight

对饮 duì yǐn

have a drink together