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duì

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duì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
duì | dui4
English translation
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
correct, right; facing, opposed

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About duì

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

duì

Contains the radical

cùn

Part of speech

Preposition / 介词 jiè cí Jiècí

Learning hint

A pair  yòu  of hands cùn

Etymology of duì

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

又寸

Explanation

Simplified form of duì . Origin unclear. Appears to be a hand using some sort of tool, possibly a rake or a hoe.

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Example sentences using duì

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对于 duìyú suǒ jiǎng de huà 一点儿 yīdiǎnr dǒng .

I haven't the faintest notion what you're talking about.

duì 这些 zhè xiē mèng suǒ 显示 xiǎnshì 出来 chū lái de 肤浅 fū qiǎn de 爱好 àihào 大为 dà wéi 失望 shīwàng .

I was badly disappointed by the shallow interests such dreams betrayed.

duì 那个 nà ge liū bīng 冠军 guànjūn de 批评 pīpíng shì chī 不到 bù dào 葡萄 pútao shuì 葡萄 pútao suān .

His remarks about the skating champion are sour grapes.

wǎn 鸡汤 jī tāng duì yǒu 好处 hǎochu .

A bowl of hot chicken soup is good for you.

失败者 shī bài zhě duì 奖品 jiǎng pǐn de 轻视 qīngshì 纯粹 chúncuì shì chī 不到 bù dào 葡萄 pútao shuì 葡萄 pútao suān .

The loser's scorn for the award is pure sour grape.

Words with duì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
duì right duì
对不起 duìbuqǐ unworthy對不起
对于 duìyú regarding對於
绝对 juéduì absolute絕對
面对 miànduì to confront面對
对方 duìfāng counterpart對方
反对 fǎnduì to oppose反對
对手 duìshǒu opponent對手
针对 zhēnduì to target針對
相对 xiāngduì relatively相對
对象 duìxiàng target對象
派对 pài duì party (loanword)派對
对待 duìdài to treat對待
不对 bù duì incorrect不對
对付 duìfu to handle對付
对外 duì wài external對外
对话 duìhuà dialogue對話
对照 duìzhào to contrast對照
对面 duìmiàn (sitting) opposite對面
对抗 duìkàng to withstand對抗
对比 duìbǐ to contrast對比
应对 yìng duì response應對
对劲 duì jìn suitable對勁
对应 duìyìng to correspond對應
对策 duìcè countermeasure for dealing with a situation對策

duì Decomposition & Compounds

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duì Decomposition

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duì Compounds

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