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相对 xiāngduì

相对 xiāngduì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 7 English Translations of the word 相对 xiāngduì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiāngduì | xiang1 dui4
English translation
relatively
opposite
to resist
to oppose
relative
vis-a-vis
counterpart

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Traditional form

相對

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 相对 xiāngduì

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Xiāng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Represents an eye () observing a tree (). Based on the original meaning "observe". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "compare; mutual; each other".

Positional decomposition

木目

Number of Strokes

9
duì

Type

ideographic

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

又寸

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 相对 xiāngduì

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工资 gōngzī Gāo , 物价 wù jià huì 相对 xiāngduì de Gāo .

When wages are high, prices are high.

我们 wǒmen 囤积 tún jī de gài 相对 xiāngduì 来说 shì 非常 fēicháng duō de -- yǒu 2.2 bàng .

Our hoard of calcium is relatively enormous - 2 pounds of it.

翻腾 fān téng de yán xiè 到达 dàodá 相对 xiāngduì shùn Zhí de 河道 hé dào de 地段 dì duàn .

The churning debris reached a relatively straight - wall segment of the channel.

我们 wǒmen 现在 xiànzài 确定 quèdìng x,使得 shǐ de B' diǎn 相对 xiāngduì B diǎn de 位移 wèi yí 等于 děngyú líng .

We now determine x such that the displacement of B's relative to B is Zero.

每个 Xiāng Jué 不论 bù lùn shì zhēng de Huán shì de , dōu shì 相对 xiāngduì 水平 shuǐpíng zhóu 来说 de .

Each phase angle, whether positive or negative, is referenced to the horizontal.

相对 xiāngduì Decomposition

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相对 xiāngduì Compounds

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