HSK 2 · Particles

对 duì “correct” in Chinese

Traditional 對

What 对 means

  1. correct, toward
  2. right
  3. towards
  4. at
  5. for
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • concerning
  • regarding
  • to treat (sb a certain way)
  • to face
  • (bound form) opposite
  • facing

How to say 对

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale对duì4th tone, falling

对 in a sentence

  1. 我是你的朋友，对吗？

    Wǒ shì nǐ de péngyou, duì ma?

    I’m your friend, right?

    Sentence #8904352 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 水果对身体非常好。

    Shuǐguǒ duì shēntǐ fēicháng hǎo.

    Fruit is very good for your health.

    Sentence #3377987 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 你对什么感兴趣？

    Nǐ duì shénme gǎn xìngqù?

    What are you interested in?

    Sentence #3378220 from Tatoeba

How 对 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 对 (duì) with each of its parts in a different colour
对duìright; correct
  • 又again · yòu
  • 寸inch · cùn

Memory aidPicture two hands, 又 and 寸, facing each other as a matching pair: opposite, correct.

How to write 对

对 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

对 (duì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 对 (duì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 对

Words with 对

对不起duìbuqǐ · sorry对话duìhuà · dialogue反对fǎnduì · to oppose对面duìmiàn · (sitting) opposite对于duìyú · regarding对方duìfāng · the other person对象duìxiàng · target对手duìshǒu · opponent对比duìbǐ · to contrast对待duìdài · to treat

More words: Particles & Connectors

得de · particle linking a verb to how it is done (e.g. 跑得快离lí · away from从cóng · from到dào · to往wǎng · to go (in a direction)一下yíxià · (after a verb) briefly着zhe · particle for an ongoing action or state (-ing)啊a · ah

FAQs

对 (duì) means “correct, toward” or “right”. It is an HSK 2 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.
Say it duì: duì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 对 is written 對. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 对 from the suggestions. Typing dui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
对 is an HSK 2 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.