HSK 6 · Ideas

对立 duìlì “to oppose” in Chinese

Traditional 對立

What 对立 means

  1. to oppose
  2. to be opposed
  3. opposition
  4. to set sth against
  5. to be antagonistic to
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • antithetical
  • relative opposite
  • opposing

How to say 对立

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale对duì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale立lì4th tone, falling

对立 in a sentence

  1. 他们俩的观点完全对立。

    Tāmen liǎ de guāndiǎn wánquán duìlì.

    Their views are completely opposed.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 我们不要把工作和生活对立起来。

    Wǒmen búyào bǎ gōngzuò hé shēnghuó duìlì qǐlai.

    We shouldn’t set work and life against each other.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 对立 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.

The character 立 (lì) with each of its parts in a different colour
立lìto stand
  • 亠lid · tóu
  • 丷eight form of 八 · bā
  • 一one · yī

How to write 对立

对 5 strokes · 立 5 strokes

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

Words related to 对立

Words with 对

对不起duìbuqǐ · sorry对duì · correct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

Words with 立

立即lìjí · immediately立刻lìkè · immediately成立chénglì · to establish建立jiànlì · to establish独立dúlì · independent立足lìzú · to gain a foothold确立quèlì · to establish设立shèlì · to set up树立shùlì · to establish孤立gūlì · isolated

More words: Ideas & Concepts

动静dòngjing · sound of movement动力dònglì · driving force动态dòngtài · trend对策duìcè · countermeasure对应duìyìng · corresponding多元化duōyuánhuà · diversification范畴fànchóu · category反面fǎnmiàn · reverse side

FAQs

对立 (duìlì) means “to oppose” or “to be opposed”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it duìlì: duì with a 4th tone, then lì 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, 对立 is written 對立. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type duili with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 对立 from the suggestions. Typing duili into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
对立 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.