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Character Decomposition
对=又+寸
Etymology
A pair 又 of hands 寸
Meanings
right; correct
towards; at; for
concerning; regarding
to treat (sb a certain way)
to face
(bound form) opposite; facing; matching
to match together; to adjust
to fit; to suit
to answer; to reply
to add; to pour in (a fluid)
to check; to compare
classifier: couple; pair
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Words with 对 525 total
incorrect · wrong · amiss · abnormal · queer不对bù duì(literary) to reply · to answer酬对chóu duìto do battle (with sb)对战duì zhànantithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound) · to fight · to wage war对仗duì zhàngto contrast · to compare · to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) · to check对照duì zhàoto sell at a 50% discount · to fold in two对折duì zhéconfrontation对证duì zhèngcorrect diagnosis · to prescribe the right cure for an illness · to suit the medicine to the illness对症duì zhèngto confront (in court etc) · confrontation对质duì zhì(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other · (fig.) to confront each other对峙duì zhì
Idioms with 对 58 total
to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb · to get into confrontation唱对台戏chàng duì tái xìto form pairs · to be in couples成双成对chéng shuāng chéng duìlit. gong facing gong, drum opposite drum (idiom) · fig. to come together to thrash out the issue face to face当面锣，对面鼓dāng miàn luó , duì miàn gǔpublic courtroom accusation (idiom) · legal confrontation · to take sb to court · to sue对簿公堂duì bù gōng táng