HSK 5 · Family

对象 duìxiàng “target” in Chinese

Traditional 對象

What 对象 means

  1. target
  2. object
  3. partner
  4. boyfriend
  5. girlfriend

Measure word 个 gè · 一个对象 yí ge duìxiàng

How to say 对象

  • 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象xiàng4th tone, falling

对象 in a sentence

  1. 这名采访者确认了他的采访对象。

    Zhè míng cǎifǎngzhě quèrèn le tā de cǎifǎng duìxiàng.

    The interviewer confirmed who he would be interviewing.

    Sentence #810068 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 对象 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 象 (xiàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
象xiàngelephant
  • ⺈knife form of 刀 · dāo
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 豕pig · shǐMeaning part

How to write 对象

对 5 strokes · 象 11 strokes

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

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

Words related to 对象

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对手duìshǒu · opponent对比duìbǐ · to contrast对待duìdài · to treat

Words with 象

印象yìnxiàng · impression象棋xiàngqí · Chinese chess想象xiǎngxiàng · to imagine抽象chōuxiàng · abstract大象dàxiàng · elephant现象xiànxiàng · phenomenon象征xiàngzhēng · emblem形象xíngxiàng · image气象qìxiàng · meteorology迹象jìxiàng · sign

More words: People, Body & Health

成人chéngrén · adult宠物chǒngwù · house pet胆小鬼dǎnxiǎoguǐ · coward对方duìfāng · the other person分手fēnshǒu · to break up妇女fùnǚ · woman姑姑gūgu · paternal aunt姑娘gūniang · girl

FAQs

对象 (duìxiàng) means “target” or “object”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it duìxiàng: duì with a 4th tone, then xiàng 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, 对象 is written 對象. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one target is 一个对象 (yí ge duìxiàng).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type duixiang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 对象 from the suggestions. Typing duixiang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
对象 is an HSK 5 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.