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对

duì

HSK 4 Character Traditional 對

What 对 means

1. right; correct
2. towards; at; for
3. concerning; regarding
4. to treat (sb a certain way)
5. to face
6. bound formopposite; facing; matching
7. to match together; to adjust
8. to fit; to suit
9. to answer; to reply
10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
11. to check; to compare
12. classifier: couple; pair

Example sentences

• 对。
  Yes.
• 对！
  Yes!
• 对了！
  That's right!
• 不对。
  It's wrong.
• 对的。
  That's correct.
• 对吗？
  Right?

Words starting with 对

• 对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
• 对于duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
• 对方duì fāngthe other person; the other side; the other party
• 对面duì miànopposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead; face to face
• 对话duì huàto talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
• 对象duì xiàngtarget; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
• 对待duì dàito treat; treatment
• 对手duì shǒuopponent; rival; competitor
• 对比duì bǐto contrast; contrast; ratio
• 对付duì futo handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do…
• 对应duì yìngto correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
• 对抗duì kàngto withstand; to resist; to stand off
• 对照duì zhàoto contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)
• 对立duì lìto oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to
• 对策duì cècountermeasure for dealing with a situation
• 对联duì liánrhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway
• 对称duì chènsymmetry; symmetrical
• 对外duì wàiexternal; foreign; pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
• 对白duì báidialogue (in a movie or a play)
• 对准duì zhǔnto aim at; to target; to point at
• 对岸duì ànopposite bank (of a body of water)
• 对视duì shìto look face to face
• 对得起duì de qǐnot to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of
• 对峙duì zhì(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other; (fig.) to confront each other

Words containing 对

• 面对miàn duìto face; to confront
• 反对fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
• 绝对jué duìabsolute; unconditional
• 相对xiāng duìrelatively; opposite; to resist
• 针对zhēn duìto target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
• 不对bù duìincorrect; wrong; amiss
• 一对yī duìcouple; pair
• 应对yìng duìto answer; to reply; to handle; to deal with; response
• 面对面miàn duì miànface to face
• 针对性zhēn duì xìngfocus; direction; purpose
• 不对劲bù duì jìnnot in good condition; wrong; fishy
• 派对pài duì(loanword) party
• 校对jiào duìproofreader; to proofread; to calibrate
• 核对hé duìto check; to verify; to audit
• 敌对dí duìhostile; enemy (factions); combative
• 作对zuò duìto set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair
• 反对派fǎn duì pàiopposition faction
• 无言以对wú yán yǐ duìto be left speechless; unable to respond
• 比对bǐ duìcomparison; to verify by comparing
• 相对论xiāng duì lùntheory of relativity
• 答对dá duìto answer correctly; (literary) to respond; to reply
• 反对党fǎn duì dǎngopposition (political) party
• 相对而言xiāng duì ér yánrelatively speaking; comparatively speaking
• 不对头bù duì tóufishy; not right; amiss

Characters that look like 对

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 帅shuài(bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful…
• 劝quànto advise; to urge; to try to persuade
• 忖cǔnto ponder; to speculate; to consider

Sounds the same

Read duì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 队squadron; team; group
• 兑to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid)
• 碓pestle; pound with a pestle
• 憝dislike; hate
• 譈dislike; hate
• 怼dislike; hate