对 (duì): right, correct, towards, at, for, concerning, regarding
对 (duì) is a Chinese character meaning “right.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 又 (structural) and 寸 (structural). It ranks #33 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 对 a pair 又 of hands 寸. Its radical form 寸 (inch) appears in many related characters such as 封 (fēng, to confer), 导 (dǎo, to transmit), 将 (jiāng, will).
Definitions
- right
- correct
- towards
- at
- for
- concerning
- regarding
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA pair 又 of hands 寸
Decomposition: ⿰又寸 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 对
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 对不起verb | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry | 1 |
| 绝对adjective/adverb | jué duì | absolute | 5 |
| 对于preposition | duì yú | regarding | 4 |
| 面对verb | miàn duì | to face | 4 |
| 反对verb | fǎn duì | to oppose | 4 |
| 对方noun | duì fāng | the other person | 4 |
| 对待verb | duì dài | to treat | 5 |
| 对手noun | duì shǒu | opponent | 5 |
| 对象noun | duì xiàng | target | 5 |
| 针对verb | zhēn duì | to target | 5 |
| 对话verb | duì huà | to talk (with sb) | 3 |
| 对抗verb | duì kàng | to withstand | 6 |
| 对面noun | duì miàn | (sitting) opposite | 4 |
| 相对verb/adjective | xiāng duì | relatively | 5 |
| 对比verb/noun | duì bǐ | to contrast | 5 |
| 应对verb | yìng duì | to answer | 5 |
| 对应verb/adjective | duì yìng | to correspond (to) | 6 |
| 对称 | duì chèn | symmetry | 6 |
| 对立verb | duì lì | to oppose | 6 |
| 对接verb | duì jiē | to join up | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 对付 | duì fu | to handle |
| 不对 | bù duì | incorrect |
| 对劲 | duì jìn | suitable |
| 对了 | duì le | Correct! |
| 对头 | duì tóu | correct |
| 对外 | duì wài | external |
| 答对 | dá duì | to answer correctly |
| 敌对 | dí duì | hostile |
| 对策 | duì cè | countermeasure for dealing with a situation |
| 对岸 | duì àn | opposite bank (of a body of water) |
| 对视 | duì shì | to look face to face |
对 appears in 100 compound words: 86 as the first character, 14 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 对 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (16)
lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
Tsushima Strait; Eastern Channel (a channel of the Korea Strait, to the east and southeast of Tsushima Island)
Showing 12 of 16 idioms containing 对.
Example Sentences
对字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
duì zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character is difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
88%的阿拉伯民众反对承认以色列政权
8 8 de ā lā bó mín zhòng fǎn duì chéng rèn yǐ sè liè zhèng quán
88% of the Arab population opposes the recognition of the Israeli regime
沙特阿拉伯前官员:任何对伊朗的军事打击都将是一场代价高昂的豪赌
shā tè ā lā bó qián guān yuán : rèn hé duì yī lǎng de jūn shì dǎ jī dōu jiāng shì yī chǎng dài jià gāo áng de háo dǔ
Former Saudi Arabian official: Any military strike on Iran will be a costly gamble
...帐户攻击高市早苗 矢板明夫:台日两国正面对相同挑战
. . . zhàng hù gōng jī gāo shì zǎo miáo shǐ bǎn míng fū : tái rì liǎng guó zhèng miàn duì xiāng tóng tiāo zhàn
... Account attack on Sanae Takaichi Akio Yaita: Taiwan and Japan are facing the same challenges
联合国:收到伊朗来信 对地区紧张局势深表关切
lián gě guó : shōu dào yī lǎng lái xìn duì dì qū jǐn zhāng jú shì shēn biǎo guān qiē
United Nations: Received a letter from Iran expressing deep concern about regional tensions
米兰冬奥|有爱人也有惺惺相惜的对手,王心迪与瑞士选..
mǐ lán dōng ào yǒu ài rén yě yǒu 惺 惺 xiāng xī de duì shǒu , wáng xīn dí yǔ ruì shì xuǎn . .
Milan Winter Olympics|There are lovers and sympathetic opponents, Wang Xindi and Switzerland choos:
你会代替我去派对吗？
Nǐ huì dàitì wǒ qù pàiduì ma?
Will you go to the party instead of me?
你觉得对此该做什么？
Nǐ juéde duì cǐ gāi zuò shénme?
What do you think should be done about it?
你来不来我的派对啊？
Nǐ lái bù lái wǒ de pàiduì ā?
Would you like to come to my party?
我这样想是对的吗？
Wǒ zhèyàng xiǎng shì duì de ma?
Am I correct in thinking thus?
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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