作
对

To set oneself against in Chinese: 作对 (zuò duì)

zuò duì

to set oneself against

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 作對1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to set oneself against
  2. 2to oppose
  3. 3to make a pair

Stroke order

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作
对

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨㄛˋ

zuò

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄨㄟˋ

duì

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

作对

Simplified

作對

Traditional

Example sentences

See 作对 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他总是喜欢跟老师作对。

    tā zǒng shì xǐ huan gēn lǎo shī zuò duì。

    He always likes to set himself against the teacher.

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Related words

对

duì

right

作

zuò

to do

工作

gōng zuò

to work

作业

zuò yè

school assignment

作用

zuò yòng

to act on

动作

dòng zuò

movement

对话

duì huà

to talk (with sb)

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

作者

zuò zhě

author

对比

duì bǐ

to contrast

对待

duì dài

to treat

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