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对于

duì yú

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 對於

对于 (duì yú) means "regarding, as for". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 对于 means

1. regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to

How 对于 is used in grammar

对于 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• 对于/关于/针对: regarding/about (HSK 4)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 4, prepositions (引出对象).

The characters in 对于

• 对duìright; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle

Where 对于 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Discourse Particles & Adverbs (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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