对
立

To oppose in Chinese: 对立 (duì lì)

duì lì

to oppose

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 對立1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to oppose
  2. 2to set sth against
  3. 3to be antagonistic to
  4. 4antithetical
  5. 5relative opposite
  6. 6opposing
  7. 7diametrical

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对
立

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄟˋ

duì

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

对立

Simplified

對立

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他们两个人的看法完全对立。

    tā men liǎng gè rén de kàn fǎ wán quán duì lì。

    The two of them hold completely opposing views.

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Related words

对

duì

right

立

lì

to stand

对话

duì huà

to talk (with sb)

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

成立

chéng lì

to establish

独立

dú lì

independent

对比

duì bǐ

to contrast

对待

duì dài

to treat

对方

duì fāng

the other person

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

对象

duì xiàng

target

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