Chinese word

斜对面

Pronunciation

Pinyinxié duì miàn

Meaning

  • noundiagonally across from

Example

银行就在邮局的斜对面。yín háng jiù zài yóu jú de xié duì miàn

The bank is diagonally across from the post office.

Illustration for 斜对面 (diagonally across from)

More examples

请在斜对面的长椅上等我。qǐng zài xié duì miàn de cháng yǐ shàng děng wǒ

Please wait for me on the bench diagonally across from here.

Core concept

An offset point facing another place across a space rather than lining up with it exactly.

Common phrases

  • 地铁站的斜对面dì tiě zhàn de xié duì miàn

    diagonally across from the subway station

  • 公司门口的斜对面gōng sī mén kǒu de xié duì miàn

    diagonally across from the company entrance

Similar words

对面duì miàn: A location on the opposite side of a road, building, or other space.
正对面zhèng duì miàn: A location facing a reference point exactly and directly.
隔壁gé bì: A location immediately beside a neighboring room or building.

Definition in Chinese

表示位置关系，常用于“在……的斜对面”结构，指与参照点斜向相对而非正对的地点。biǎo shì wèi zhì guān xì cháng yòng yú zài de xié duì miàn jié gòu zhǐ yǔ cān zhào diǎn xié xiàng xiāng duì ér fēi zhèng duì de dì diǎn

Word origin

The compound 斜 (xié, "slanting") + 对 (duì, "opposite") + 面 (miàn, "side") combines a sideways angle with the idea of an opposite side.

Usage tips

  • In everyday directions, the reference place still needs to be named because the word shows the angle of the location, not its distance or exact building.

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