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对峙

duì zhì

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

对峙 (duì zhì) means "to stand opposite; to confront; confrontation". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 对峙 means

1. (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other
2. (fig.) to confront each other

The characters in 对峙

• 对duìright; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding
• 峙zhì(literary) to tower aloft

Example sentences

• 是人都知道冷战是两国的对峙。
  Shì rén dōu zhīdào lěngzhàn shì liǎngguó de duìzhì.
  Everybody knows that Cold War is the confrontation between two nations.

Words containing 对峙

• 核对峙hé duì zhìnuclear stalemate

Sounds the same

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

• 对质to confront (in court etc); confrontation

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