HSK 5 · Function Words

相对 xiāngduì “relatively” in Chinese

Traditional 相對

What 相对 means

  1. relatively
  2. opposite
  3. to resist
  4. to oppose
  5. relative
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • vis-a-vis

How to say 相对

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale相xiāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale对duì4th tone, falling

相对 in a sentence

  1. 销售区相对来说不算拥挤。

    Xiāoshòuqū xiāngduì láishuō bú suàn yōngjǐ.

    The sales area is relatively uncrowded.

    Sentence #13656776 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 相对于橙子，我更喜欢苹果。

    Xiāngduì yú chéngzi, wǒ gèng xǐhuan píngguǒ.

    Compared with oranges, I prefer apples.

    Sentence #8916884 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 红色是危险的标志，与绿色相对。

    Hóngsè shì wēixiǎn de biāozhì, yǔ lǜsè xiāngduì.

    Red, as opposed to green, is a sign of danger.

    Sentence #13539401 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 相对 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 相 (xiāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
相xiāngeach other
  • 木tree · mù
  • 目eye · mù

Memory aidAn eye 目 looking at a tree 木: to look at, and so “each other”.

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 相对

相 9 strokes · 对 5 strokes

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

Words related to 相对

Words with 相

相信xiāngxìn · to believe照相zhàoxiàng · to take a photo相机xiàngjī · camera照相机zhàoxiàngjī · camera相反xiāngfǎn · opposite相同xiāngtóng · the same互相hùxiāng · each other相处xiāngchǔ · to get along (with someone)相似xiāngsì · similar相当xiāngdāng · equivalent to

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

More words: Function Words & Grammar

勿wù · do not (formal无数wúshù · countless显然xiǎnrán · clearly相当xiāngdāng · equivalent to相关xiāngguān · related项xiàng · item幸亏xìngkuī · fortunately要不yàobù · otherwise

FAQs

相对 (xiāngduì) means “relatively” or “opposite”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xiāngduì: xiāng with a 1st tone, then 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, 相对 is written 相對. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiangdui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 相对 from the suggestions. Typing xiangdui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
相对 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.