HSK 4 · Function Words

对于 duìyú “regarding” in Chinese

Traditional 對於

What 对于 means

  1. regarding
  2. as for
  3. with regard to
  4. as far as (sth) is concerned

How to say 对于

  • 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 second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale于yú2nd tone, rising

对于 in a sentence

  1. 你对于现在的年轻人有什么看法？

    Nǐ duìyú xiànzài de niánqīngrén yǒu shénme kànfǎ?

    What do you think of young people today?

    Sentence #432927 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 对于自己的工资，我感到挺满足。

    Duìyú zìjǐ de gōngzī, wǒ gǎndào tǐng mǎnzú.

    I’m quite happy with my salary.

    Sentence #1867339 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 对于他来说，这是一件十分重要的事情。

    Duìyú tā lái shuō, zhè shì yí jiàn shífēn zhòngyào de shìqing.

    For him, this is a very important matter.

    Sentence #1642797 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 对于 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 于 (yú) with each of its parts in a different colour
于yúto go
  • 二two · èr
  • 亅hook · jué

How to write 对于

对 5 strokes · 于 3 strokes

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

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

Words related to 对于

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对方duìfāng · the other person对象duìxiàng · target对手duìshǒu · opponent对比duìbǐ · to contrast对待duìdài · to treat

Words with 于

终于zhōngyú · at last关于guānyú · about由于yóuyú · due to于是yúshì · thereupon位于wèiyú · to be located at善于shànyú · to be good at等于děngyú · to equal属于shǔyú · to be classified as在于zàiyú · to lie in至于zhìyú · as for

More words: Particles & Connectors

到底dàodǐ · after all得děi · to have to底dǐ · bottom对面duìmiàn · (sitting) opposite而ér · and份fèn · measure word for portions否则fǒuzé · otherwise刚gāng · just

FAQs

对于 (duìyú) means “regarding” or “as for”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it duìyú: duì with a 4th tone, then yú with a 2nd 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, 对于 is written 對於. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type duiyu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 对于 from the suggestions. Typing duiyu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
对于 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

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.