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| Pronunciation |
: |
duì |
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| Meaning |
: |
- right; correct. (adj)
- with regard to; concerning; to. (prep)
- opposite; opposing. (adj)
- mutual; face to face. (adv)
- answer; reply;. (v)
- pair. (measure word)
- to face, to direct. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
寸 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
對 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
74.9% |
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Sentences:
| 1. What you say is quite true. |
| nǐ |
shuō |
de |
hěn |
duì |
。 |
| 你 |
说 |
得 |
很 |
对 |
。 |
|
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| 你 |
: |
you |
| 说 |
: |
say, talk |
| 得 |
: |
(particle) used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree |
| 很 |
: |
very, quite |
| 对 |
: |
correct, true |
|
| 2. Smoking is harmful to your health. |
| xī |
yān |
duì |
jiàn |
kāng |
yǒu |
hài |
。 |
| 吸 |
烟 |
对 |
健 |
康 |
有 |
害 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 吸烟 |
: |
smoking |
| 对 |
: |
with regard to, to |
| 健康 |
: |
health |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 害 |
: |
harm |
| 有害 |
: |
harmful |
|
| 3. Don’t be so rude to your parents! |
| bié |
duì |
nǐ |
de |
fù |
mǔ |
zhè |
me |
méi |
lǐ |
mào |
！ |
| 别 |
对 |
你 |
的 |
父 |
母 |
这 |
么 |
没 |
礼 |
貌 |
！ |
|
|
|
|
| 别 |
: |
don’t |
| 对 |
: |
towards, to |
| 你的 |
: |
your |
| 父母 |
: |
father mother, parents |
| 这么 |
: |
so (much), like this |
| 没 |
: |
no |
| 礼貌 |
: |
polite |
|
| 4. An old couple lived opposite to my house |
| wǒ |
jiā |
duì |
miàn |
zhù |
zhe |
yī |
duì |
lǎo |
fū |
fù |
。 |
| 我 |
家 |
对 |
面 |
住 |
着 |
一 |
对 |
老 |
夫 |
妇 |
。 |
|
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|
| 我 |
: |
I, my |
| 家 |
: |
house |
| 对面 |
: |
opposite |
| 住 |
: |
stay |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 对 |
: |
(measure word) pair |
| 老 |
: |
old |
| 夫妇 |
: |
couple |
|
| 5. You have to face him sooner or later to discuss the problem. |
| nǐ |
zǎo |
wǎn |
děi |
miàn |
duì |
miàn |
hé |
tā |
tǎo |
lùn |
zhè |
gè |
wèn |
tí |
。 |
| 你 |
早 |
晚 |
得 |
面 |
对 |
面 |
和 |
他 |
讨 |
论 |
这 |
个 |
问 |
题 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 早晚 |
: |
sooner or later (早: morning/early 晚: night/late) |
| 得 |
: |
need, must, will |
| 面对面 |
: |
face-to-face |
| 和 |
: |
with |
| 他 |
: |
him |
| 讨论 |
: |
discuss |
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 问题 |
: |
problem |
|
| 6. Aim at the target |
| duì |
zhǔn |
mù |
biāo |
。 |
| 对 |
准 |
目 |
标 |
。 |
|
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|
| 对 |
: |
direct |
| 准 |
: |
accurately |
| 目标 |
: |
target |
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