| 對 | 422C10 22S.00-1 | 部居  | 畫數 14 | ㄉㄨㄟˋ [dui4] | ||
| N. & n. adjunct. | (1) ([er0]) A pair: 一對耳環，手套 a pair of earrings, gloves; 一對夫妻 a married couple. (2) ([dui4zi0]) A literary couplet, couplet wr. on scrolls: 對聯 [dui4lian2]↓; practice of matching character with another, same in category, but opposite in tone (e.g., “heaven”對 “earth”; “rain”對 “wind”), known as 對子[dui4zi0]↓; 對對子 make such couplet. (3) ([dui4er0]) Match: 成雙作對，對對雙雙 pairs of boys and girls, men and women; 配對兒 form couples (in dance, etc.). | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To answer: 對答 answer (vern. usu. 答alone); 對曰 (LL) answer(ed); 無以為對 (LL) do not know how to reply; 對答如流 give fluent replies. (2) To face, encounter: 一人對一人 one person against another; 相對 face each other; 反對 oppose; 絕對 absolute(-ly); 對牛彈琴 waste effort, cast pearls before swine; 對症下藥 prescribe specific medicine for illness; oft. used in sense of “facing”: 對著這件事 facing (regarding) this situation; 對景傷情 moved by what one sees (dear one gone, etc.); 對月獨酌 drink alone under moon; 對菊賦詩 compose poem facing chrysanthemums; 對面 [dui4mian4]↓. (3) Check: 對號頭 check number (of ticket for seats, etc.); 對筆跡 check signature; 對口供 confront witness at court; 對簿，對證，對條，對質 [dui4bu4], [dui4zheng4], [dui4tiao2], [dui4zhi2], etc.↓ 校對 proofreading; 核對 check figures, draft, etc. (4) Agree: 對胃口 agree with stomach; 對縫兒 close fitting of seam; 對勁兒，對工兒 [dui4jin4er0], [dui4gong1er0]. (5) Add water: 對點兒水 add a little water. (6) Deal with, in dealings with, treat: 對待人不錯 treat people well, esp. show fairness, behave properly; 對不住 [dui4bu2zhu4], 對不起 [dui4bu2qi3], regular form for saying “I am sorry”, 對不起朋友 act unworthily to a friend; 對不起他 be less than fair to him; 對得住 (or 起) act worthily (of friend, parents). | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Correct: 對不對 is that correct? 你不對 you are wrong; （不對 as n.) 有什麼不對（的地方）if there is any mistake. (2) Facing, opposite: 對門 across the street; 對岸 opposite shore. (3) Adv., half, in half: 對半 half; 對開，對合子 [dui4kai1], [dui4he2zi0]↓. | |||||
| Adv. | Directly, face to face, together: 對立，坐 stand, sit opposite each other; 對談，飲 talk, drink together; 對打 fight each other; 對換 exchange (seats, etc.); 對調 switch posts; 對設 place opposite each other. | |||||
| Prep. | At, for, toward, in regard to (對 or 對於)：對我（對於我）沒有什麼不好 for me it is all right; 對他（對於他）有大損失 for him, it means a great loss; 對我說 say to me; 對（於）這問題 in regard to this problem; 他對我很好 he is very good to me; 對外，對內 externally, internally; 對外宣傳 propaganda abroad; 對內政策 domestic policy. | |||||
| Words | 1. 對半 [dui4ban4], n. & adj., half, fifty-fifty. 2. 對白 [dui4bai2], n., dialogue. 3. 對比 [dui4bi3], n., proportionate measure: 成對比 in proportion to. 4. 對簿 [dui4bu4], v.i., confront s.o. with witness: 對簿公堂 check evidence of both parties at court. 5. 對稱 [dui4chen4], n. & adj., symmetry, -trical; analogue, one of a pair balanced against or symmetrical with the other. 6. 對答 [dui4da1], n. & v.i., reply to questions, ability to answer questions or carry on conversation. 7. 對待 [dui4dai4], v.i., treat, deal with (person): 對待下人 treat domestics; 你怎麼對待他 how are you going to deal with him? 8. 對等 [dui4deng3], adj., on an equal footing, equal to: 相對等. 9. 對點子 [dui4dian3zi0], v.i., similar in name; coincide. 10. 對調 [dui4diao4], v.i., exchange places or posts. 11. 對敵 [dui4di2], n., opponent; v.i., to oppose, antagonize. 12. 對頂角 [dui4ding2jiao3], n., (geom.) vertically opposite angles. 13. 對方 [dui4fang1], n., the other party (in negotiations). 14. 對付 [dui4fu0], v.i., (1) deal with: 讓我來對付他 let me deal with him; 對付局面 deal with situation; (2) do, serve, superficially: 可以對付 good enough; 勉強對付就算了 will serve for the moment. 15. 對光兒 [dui4guang1er0], v.i., fight it out: 讓他們打個對光兒 let them fight it out. 16. 對工兒 [dui4gong1er0], adj., serviceable, serve the purpose. 17. 對過（兒） [dui4guo4]([er0]), adv. phr., across the street, face to face. 18. 對合子 [dui4he2zi0], adj., half: 對合子的利 a profit of 50%. 19. 對換 [dui4huan4], v.i., exchange (goods, seats, etc.). 20. 對仗 [dui4zhang4], n., antithesis in rhetoric; 做對仗，工對仗 make, good at, parallel, antithetical constructions. 21. 對照 [dui4zhao4], v.i., check against (original, variant version): 互相對照 check one against another; face opposite. 22. 對證 [dui4zheng4], n. & v. i., confrontation of, witnesses at court, confront. 23. 對角線 [dui4jiao3xian4], n., (geom.) diagonal line. 24. 對勁（兒） dui4jhn([er0]), v. i., get along well: 不對勁兒 do not get along. 25. 對襟（兒） [duehjin1]([er0]), n. & adj., Chinese jacket with buttons straight down middle. 26. 對狀 [dui4zhuang4], v.i., confront (party) at court. 27. 對峙 [dui4zhi4], v.i., stand opposite each other (armies, mountains). 28. 對質 [dui4zhi2], v.i., confront at court; cross-examine. 29. 對局 [dui4jU2], v.i., play chess. 30. 對抗 [dui4kang4], v.i., oppose; resist (enemy); to rival: 與之對抗爭衡 to rival (s.o.) in power, prestige, etc. 31. 對開 [dui4kai1], n., (of paper) folio; v.i., (of vehicles) run in opposite directions. 32. 對口 [dui4kou3], n., see 對口相聲 10B.41. 33. 對兒 [dueer0], n., a couplet, see [dui4lian2]↓; 成對兒 make a pair. 34. 對壘 [dui4lei3], n., opposing camps. 35. 對聯（兒） [dui4lian2] ([dui4liarer0]), n., a pair of scrolls containing a poetic couplet. 36. 對流 [dui4liu2], n., (phys.) convection of heat or electrified particles. 37. 對路子 [dui4lu4zi0], adj., appropriate for needs, good for one's purposes. 38. 對門 [dui4men2], adj., opposite the gate, across the road, (of houses) facing each other. 39. 對面（兒） [dui4mian4] ([dui4miaher0]), adj., just across, in front. 40. 對偶 [dui4ou3], v.i., to couple, mate; n., see [dui4er0]↑. 41. 對審 [dui4shen3], v.i., confront at court. 42. 對蝦 [dui4xia1], n., (zoo.) prawn. 43. 對象 [dui4xiang4], n., object wooed, pursued or looked for. 44. 對手 [dui4shou3], n., opponent in contest, equal match: 不是他的對手 not his match. 45. 對數 [dui4shu4], n., (math.) logarithms; 對數率 modulus; 對數級數 logarithmic series; 對數曲線 logarithmic curve; 對數表 table of logarithm; 對數底 logarithmic base; 對數螺線 logarithmic spiral. 46. 對式 [dui4shi4], adj., of correct standard, suitable, fitting. 47. 對汛 [dui1xUn4], v.i., patrol along national borders. 48. 對條 [dui4tiao2] ([er0]), n., check, chit for delivering goods. 49. 對頭 [dui4tou2], n., match for person in strength: 不是他的對頭 not his match; enemy, (also pr. [dui4tou0]); match in matrimony. 50. 對策 [dui4ce4], v.i., formerly, oral test on current topics in civil examinations; proposal to deal with situation. 51. 對子 [dui4zi0], n., literary, couplet. 52. 對位法 [dui4wei4fa3], n., (mus.) counterpoint. 53. 對眼 [dui4yan3], adj., cross-eyed. 54. 對於 [dui4yU0], prep., in regard to, regarding; see Prep.↑. | |||||