对
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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
- HSK 3.0
- Level 1
- Old HSK
- Level 1
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 寸 +2
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 对
- Common rank
- #174
- Unicode
- U+5BF9
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 对
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不对 | incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer | |
| 对不起 | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint | |
| 天生一对 | a match made in heaven; a perfect couple | |
| 不对头 | fishy; not right; amiss | |
| 一对一 | one-to-one; one-on-one | |
| 头对头 | (of clinical trial) head-to-head | |
| 一对儿 | a pair; a couple | |
| 对心儿 | erhua variant of 對心|对心[dui4 xin1] | |
| 对不上 | to disagree; I can't agree with that. | |
| 对事不对人 | it's nothing personal (idiom) | |
| 对子 | pair of antithetical phrases; antithetical couplet | |
| 一对 | couple; pair | |
| 公对公 | B2B; business-to-business; (of a connector) male-to-male | |
| 对工儿 | proper | |
| 面对面 | face to face | |
| 对头 | correct; normal; to be on good terms with; on the right track; right | |
| 对头 | (longstanding) opponent; enemy; inimical; adversary; opponent | |
| 对心 | congenial; to one's liking | |
| 对生 | (botany) opposite leaf arrangement; paired leaf arrangement | |
| 对地 | targeted (e.g. attacks) |
Sound family
These characters use 对 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 对 sound part | correct, right; facing, opposed | |
| 树 | tree; to plant; to set up, to establish | |
| 怼 | hatred, resentment; to dislike, to hate |