Chinese word

对

Pronunciation

Pinyinduì

Meaning

  • adjectiveright

Example

你的答案对。nǐ de dá àn duì

Your answer is right.

Illustration for 对 (right)

More examples

我做对了。wǒ zuò duì le

I did it correctly.

Core concept

A judgment that lines up with the facts or the expected standard.

Common phrases

  • 做对zuò duì

    do correctly

  • 说得对shuō de duì

    be right about it

  • 答案对dá àn duì

    right answer

Similar words

正确zhèng què: Being right because it agrees with the facts or contains no mistake.
准确zhǔn què: Being precise in amount or content, with almost no error or difference.
合适hé shì: Being suitable for a particular situation or purpose.

Definition in Chinese

正确；表示与真实情况或标准一致，常用于判断某事是否合适或准确。zhèng què biǎo shì yǔ zhēn shí qíng kuàng huò biāo zhǔn yí zhì cháng yòng yú pàn duàn mǒu shì shì fǒu hé shì huò zhǔn què

Word origin

The older sense of 对 (duì, "right") involved facing or responding to something, and it developed into judging an answer as matching the facts or standard.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, 对 (duì, "right") can stand alone as a complete confirmation, even when English usually uses a longer reply such as "That is right."

Other meanings

  • right answernoun
  • that's rightinterjection

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