HSK · Level 20
135 words
Chinese word
不对
Pronunciation
Pinyinbù duì
Meaning
- adjectivewrong
Example
他说的不对，别相信他。tā shuō de bú duì bié xiāng xìn tā
What he said is wrong; do not believe him.
More examples
老师说这个答案不对，请改正。lǎo shī shuō zhè ge dá àn bú duì qǐng gǎi zhèng
The teacher said this answer was wrong and asked us to correct it.
Core concept
A claim, judgment, or fact misses the mark instead of matching reality or the accepted standard.
Common phrases
这不对zhè bú duì
this is wrong
你的回答不对nǐ de huí dá bú duì
Your answer is wrong
你说的不对nǐ shuō de bú duì
what you said is wrong
Similar words
错cuò: States that an answer or judgment is incorrect.
Definition in Chinese
表示判断、说法或事实不正确，与实际情况或标准不一致。biǎo shì pàn duàn shuō fǎ huò shì shí bú zhèng què yǔ shí jì qíng kuàng huò biāo zhǔn bù yí zhì
Word origin
不 (bù, "not") + 对 (duì, "correct") forms a compact way to mark a judgment, statement, or fact as failing to match what is right or real.
Usage tips
- In spoken Chinese, 不对 (bùduì, "not right") can interrupt a claim to signal that it does not fit the facts, rather than merely label a finished answer as incorrect.
Opposites
- 对duìrightadjective