对
手

Opponent in Chinese: 对手 (duì shǒu)

duì shǒu

opponent

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 對手2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1opponent
  2. 2rival
  3. 3competitor
  4. 4(well-matched) adversary
  5. 5match

Stroke order

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对
手

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄟˋ

duì

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

对手

Simplified

對手

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 你不是他的对手。

    nǐ bú shì tā de duì shǒu。

    You're no match for him.

  • 不要轻视了对手。

    bú yào qīng shì le duì shǒu。

    Don't hold your rival cheap.

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Related words

对

duì

right

手

shǒu

hand

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

对话

duì huà

to talk (with sb)

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

对比

duì bǐ

to contrast

对待

duì dài

to treat

对方

duì fāng

the other person

对象

duì xiàng

target

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