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对

duì [tu̯eɪ̯˥˩]

AdjectiveVerbPrepositionMeasure Word

Adjective

Correct; Right

General

Being in accordance with fact, truth, or reason; free from error.

Ví dụ:

"你说得很对。"

→ What you said is very right.

"这个答案是对的。"

→ This answer is correct.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Verb

To face; To be opposite

General

To turn the front or face towards something; to be situated across from.

Ví dụ:

"商店的门对着大街。"

→ The shop's door faces the main street.

"我们面对面地坐着。"

→ We sat face to face.

Synonyms

To compare; To check; To verify

General

To examine two or more items in order to note similarities or differences; to ascertain the accuracy or truth of.

Ví dụ:

"请核对一下名单。"

→ Please check the list.

"对账。"

→ To check accounts.

Synonyms

To mix; To dilute

General

To combine or blend different substances, often liquids; to add liquid to another to make it less concentrated.

Ví dụ:

"这咖啡太浓了，对点水。"

→ This coffee is too strong, add some water (to dilute it).

"把两种颜色对在一起。"

→ Mix the two colors together.

Synonyms

Preposition

Towards; To; At; For; With regard to

General

Indicating direction, relation, or the target of an action, feeling, or attitude.

Ví dụ:

"他对人很友善。"

→ He is very friendly towards people.

"对我来说，学中文很有趣。"

→ For me, learning Chinese is very interesting.

"他对工作很认真。"

→ He is very serious about his work.

Measure Word

Pair; Couple

General

Used for items that naturally come in pairs, such as earrings, eyes, or people in a relationship.

Ví dụ:

"一对耳环"

→ a pair of earrings

"一对新人"

→ a newlywed couple

Derived Forms

Verb

to deal with; to cope with

Verb

to treat; to handle

Verb

to compare; contrast

Adjective

opposite; antagonistic

Noun

dialogue

Noun

opponent; adversary

Noun

couplet

Noun

countermeasure

Verb

to fold in half

Verb

to aim at; to target

Collocations

对不对

Is that right?

对不起

I'm sorry.

对...感兴趣

to be interested in...

对...有好处

beneficial for...

面对面

face to face

反对

to oppose; to object

一对一

one-on-one

相对

relatively; opposite

Idioms

"对症下药"

General

→ to suit the medicine to the ailment

To apply the appropriate method to a problem based on its specific nature; to take specific measures for a specific problem.

Examples:

"我们要对症下药，找出问题的根本原因。"

→ We need to get to the root of the problem and apply the right remedy.

"对牛弹琴"

Idiomatic

→ to play the lute to a cow

To explain profound theories to a foolish or unappreciative person; to cast pearls before swine.

Examples:

"跟他讲道理简直是对牛弹琴。"

→ Explaining reason to him is simply playing the lute to a cow.