Chinese Conversation · Level 57
90 words
Chinese word
对着
Pronunciation
Pinyinduì zhe
Meaning
- prepositionfacing
Example
他对着门站着。tā duì zhe mén zhàn zhe
He is standing facing the door.
More examples
她对着镜子练习表情。tā duì zhe jìng zi liàn xí biǎo qíng
She practices facial expressions facing the mirror.
Core concept
A body, gaze, or gesture lines up directly with a particular target.
Common phrases
对着门duì zhe mén
facing the door
对着镜子duì zhe jìng zi
facing the mirror
Similar words
向xiàng: Used before a person, place, or direction to show where movement or an action is headed.
朝向cháo xiàng: Used to show that the front of a body or face is turned toward a particular target.
Definition in Chinese
用来表示动作或姿态朝向某一目标的方向，常与站、看、笑等表示身体或视线的动词搭配，通常置于名词或代词之前。yòng lái biǎo shì dòng zuò huò zī tài cháo xiàng mǒu yí mù biāo de fāng xiàng cháng yǔ zhàn kàn xiào děng biǎo shì shēn tǐ huò shì xiàn de dòng cí dā pèi tōng cháng zhì yú míng cí huò dài cí zhī qián
Word origin
对 (duì, "toward or facing") + 着 (zhe, "marking a continuing state") forms a preposition for an action or posture held toward a target.
Usage tips
- Chinese puts the target before the action verb here, unlike the usual English order, so the word's position helps identify the pattern.
Other meanings
- point atverb
Related words
- 对面duì miànopposite sidenoun
- 面对miàn duìfaceverb