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对岸

duì àn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 對岸

对岸 (duì àn) means "opposite bank (of a body of water)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 对岸 means

1. opposite bank (of a body of water)

The characters in 对岸

• 对duìright; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding
• 岸ànbank; shore; beach; coast

Example sentences

• 她的家在河对岸。
  Tā de jiā zài hé duì'àn.
  Her house is across the river.
• 河对岸有很多的垃圾。
  Hé duì'àn yǒu hěn duō de lājī.
  There's a lot of trash on the far bank of the river.
• 哈利成功地游到了河对岸。
  Hālì chénggōng de yóu dào le hé duì'àn.
  Harry managed to swim across the river.

Sounds the same

Read duì àn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 对案counterproposal

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