duì

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Definitions

  1. 1. right; correct
  2. 2. towards; at; for
  3. 3. concerning; regarding
  4. 4. to treat (sb a certain way)
  5. 5. to face
  6. 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
  7. 7. to match together; to adjust
  8. 8. to fit; to suit
  9. 9. to answer; to reply
  10. 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
  11. 11. to check; to compare
  12. 12. classifier: couple; pair

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Words Containing 对

不对
bù duì

incorrect

作对
zuò duì

to set oneself against

反对
fǎn duì

to fight against

对不起
duì bu qǐ

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon

对付
duì fu

to handle; to deal with; to tackle

对外
duì wài

external

对峙
duì zhì

to stand opposite

对弈
duì yì

to play go, chess etc

对待
duì dài

to treat

对得起
duì de qǐ

not to let sb down

对应
duì yìng

to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to

对手
duì shǒu

opponent

对抗
duì kàng

to withstand

对方
duì fāng

the other person; the other side; the other party

对于
duì yú

regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to

对比
duì bǐ

to contrast

对准
duì zhǔn

to aim at

对照
duì zhào

to contrast

对白
duì bái

dialogue (in a movie or a play)

对称
duì chèn

symmetry

对立
duì lì

to oppose

对策
duì cè

countermeasure for dealing with a situation

对联
duì lián

rhyming couplet

对话
duì huà

to talk (with sb)

对象
duì xiàng

target; object

对面
duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

应对
yìng duì

to answer; to reply

核对
hé duì

to check

相对
xiāng duì

relatively

相对而言
xiāng duì ér yán

relatively speaking

绝对
jué duì

absolute

针对
zhēn duì

to target

针锋相对
zhēn fēng xiāng duì

to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat

门当户对
mén dāng hù duì

the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)

面对
miàn duì

to face; to confront

面对面
miàn duì miàn

face to face

一一对应
yī yī duì yìng

one-to-one correspondence

一多对应
yī duō duì yìng

one-to-many correspondence

一对一斗牛
yī duì yī dòu niú

one-on-one basketball game

一对
yī duì

couple

三对三斗牛
sān duì sān dòu niú

three-on-three basketball game

上有政策,下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè

The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)

不对劲
bù duì jìn

not in good condition

不对盘
bù duì pán

(of a person) objectionable

不对称
bù duì chèn

unsymmetrical

不对头
bù duì tóu

fishy

不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu

a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)

中国人民对外友好协会
zhōng guó rén mín duì wài yǒu hǎo xié huì

Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)

中英对照
zhōng yīng duì zhào

Chinese English parallel texts

中英文对照
zhōng yīng wén duì zhào

Chinese-English parallel texts

保角对应
bǎo jiǎo duì yìng

(math.) distance-preserving correspondence

保长对应
bǎo cháng duì yìng

(math.) distance-preserving correspondence

两侧对称
liǎng cè duì chèn

bilateral symmetry

两岸对话
liǎng àn duì huà

bilateral talks

冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu

enemy (idiom); opponent

冷漠对待
lěng mò duì dài

lack of regard

千碱基对
qiān jiǎn jī duì

kilobase pair (molecular biology)

反对派
fǎn duì pài

opposition faction

反对票
fǎn duì piào

dissenting vote

反对党
fǎn duì dǎng

opposition (political) party

右对齐
yòu duì qí

to right justify (typography)

唐太宗李卫公问对
táng tài zōng lǐ wèi gōng wèn duì

\Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang\, military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[lǐ jìng] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū]

唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì

to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb

地对空导弹
dì duì kōng dǎo dàn

ground-to-air missile

大型强子对撞机
dà xíng qiáng zǐ duì zhuàng jī

Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

天生一对
tiān shēng yī duì

a match made in heaven; a perfect couple

天生的一对
tiān shēng de yī duì

couple who were made for each other

对上
duì shàng

to fit one into the other

对不上
duì bù shàng

to disagree

对不住
duì bu zhù

to let sb down

对不对
duì bù duì

right or wrong?

对世权
duì shì quán

(law) absolute rights

对幺
duì yāo

pair of aces (in dominoes)

对乙酰氨基酚
duì yǐ xiān ān jī fēn

paracetamol

对了
duì le

Correct!

对事不对人
duì shì bù duì rén

it's nothing personal (idiom)

对仗
duì zhàng

antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound)

对位
duì wèi

counterpoint (in music etc)

对偶
duì ǒu

dual

对偶多面体
duì ǒu duō miàn tǐ

dual polyhedron

对偶性
duì ǒu xìng

(math.) duality

对价
duì jià

consideration (in exchange for shares)

对内
duì nèi

internal

对刺
duì cì

bayonet practice in pairs

对劲
duì jìn

suitable; to one's liking

对半
duì bàn

half-and-half

对口
duì kǒu

(of two performers) to speak or sing alternately

对口型
duì kǒu xíng

lip synching

对口径
duì kǒu jìng

to arrange to give the same story

对口相声
duì kǒu xiàng shēng

comic crosstalk

对口词
duì kǒu cí

dialogue (for stage performance)

对句
duì jù

couplet

对合
duì hé

a profit equal to the amount one invested

对唱
duì chàng

in duet

对嘴
duì zuǐ

to lip-sync

对地
duì dì

targeted (e.g. attacks)

对坐
duì zuò

to sit facing each other

对垒
duì lěi

to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc)

对外政策
duì wài zhèng cè

foreign policy

对外经济贸易大学
duì wài jīng jì mào yì dà xué

University of International Business and Economics

对外联络部
duì wài lián luò bù

CCP central committee's external affairs department (i.e. Chinese communist party's foreign office)

对外贸易
duì wài mào yì

foreign trade

对外贸易经济合作部
duì wài mào yì jīng jì hé zuò bù

Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC)

对外关系
duì wài guān xì

foreign relations

对子
duì zi

pair of antithetical phrases

对家
duì jiā

partner (in four person game)

对对子
duì duì zi

to supply the answering phrase

对对碰
duì duì pèng

concentration (a pair-matching game)

对局
duì jú

opposing sides (in chess etc)

对岸
duì àn

opposite bank (of a body of water)

对工
duì gōng

proper

对帐
duì zhàng

to verify accounting records

对心
duì xīn

congenial

对应词
duì yìng cí

(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language

对我来说
duì wǒ lái shuō

as far as I'm concerned

对战
duì zhàn

to do battle (with sb)

对打
duì dǎ

to fight (one against one)

对抗性
duì kàng xìng

antagonistic

对抗煸动
duì kàng biān dòng

anti-inflammatory (medicine)

对抗者
duì kàng zhě

adversary

对抗赛
duì kàng sài

duel

对接
duì jiē

to join up

对换
duì huàn

to exchange

对折
duì zhé

to sell at a 50% discount

对撞
duì zhuàng

to collide head-on

对撞机
duì zhuàng jī

a particle collider

对攻
duì gōng

to attack (one another)

对敌
duì dí

to confront

对敌者
duì dí zhě

rival

对数
duì shù

logarithm

对数函数
duì shù hán shù

logarithmic function

对方付款电话
duì fāng fù kuǎn diàn huà

collect call

对方付费电话
duì fāng fù fèi diàn huà

collect call

对日
duì rì

(policy etc) towards Japan

对映
duì yìng

to be the mirror image of sth

对映异构
duì yìng yì gòu

enantiomeric isomerism (chemistry)

对映异构体
duì yìng yì gòu tǐ

enantiomeric isomer (chemistry)

对映体
duì yìng tǐ

enantiomer (chemistry)

对望
duì wàng

to look at each other

对本
duì běn

(a return) equal to the capital

对杯
duì bēi

to raise glasses together

对案
duì àn

counterproposal

对标
duì biāo

to compare a product with (a rival product)

对歌
duì gē

answering phrase of duet

对比度
duì bǐ dù

contrast (balance of black and white in TV screen setup)

对比温度
duì bǐ wēn dù

temperature contrast

对比联想
duì bǐ lián xiǎng

word association

对比色
duì bǐ sè

color contrast

对氨基苯丙酮
duì ān jī běn bǐng tóng

p-aminopropiophenone

对决
duì jué

confrontation

对冲
duì chōng

hedging (finance)

对冲基金
duì chōng jī jīn

hedge fund

对流
duì liú

convection

对流层
duì liú céng

troposphere

对流层顶
duì liú céng dǐng

tropopause

对消
duì xiāo

in equilibrium

对火
duì huǒ

to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own

对焦
duì jiāo

to focus (a camera)

对照组
duì zhào zǔ

control group

对照表
duì zhào biǎo

comparison table

对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín

lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)

对生
duì shēng

(botany) opposite leaf arrangement

对症
duì zhèng

correct diagnosis

对症下药
duì zhèng xià yào

lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it

对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào

lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it

对眼
duì yǎn

to squint

对称性
duì chèn xìng

symmetry

对称破缺
duì chèn pò quē

symmetry breaking (physics)

对称空间
duì chèn kōng jiān

symmetric space (math.)

对称美
duì chèn měi

symmetry (as an aesthetic quality)

对称轴
duì chèn zhóu

axis of symmetry

对空射击
duì kōng shè jī

anti-aircraft fire

对空火器
duì kōng huǒ qì

anti-aircraft gun

对立面
duì lì miàn

opposite

对等
duì děng

equal status

对答
duì dá

to reply

对答如流
duì dá rú liú

able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer

对簿
duì bù

to confront sb with accusation

对簿公堂
duì bù gōng táng

public courtroom accusation (idiom)

对骂
duì mà

to hurl abuse

对美
duì měi

(policy etc) towards America

对羟基苯甲酸酯
duì qiǎng jī běn jiǎ suān zhǐ

paraben (chemistry)

对胃口
duì wèi kǒu

to one's taste

对苯醌
duì běn kūn

1,4-benzoquinone (chemistry)

对华
duì huá

(policy etc) towards China

对着和尚骂贼秃
duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū

lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiom)

对着干
duì zhe gàn

to adopt confrontational posture

对号
duì hào

tick

对号入座
duì hào rù zuò

to take one's seat according to the ticket number

对虾
duì xiā

prawn

对虾科
duì xiā kē

penaeidae (the prawn or shrimp family)

对襟
duì jīn

buttoned Chinese jacket

对衬
duì chèn

to serve as foil to one another

对视
duì shì

to look face to face

对亲
duì qīn

courting

对角
duì jiǎo

opposite angle

对角线
duì jiǎo xiàn

(geometry) a diagonal

对词
duì cí

(of actors) to practice lines together; to rehearse a dialogue

对话框
duì huà kuàng

dialog box (computing)

对话课
duì huà kè

conversation class