Chinese Character Dictionary

对生

duì shēng

opposite (botany)

对症

duì zhèng

correct diagnosis

对症下药

duì zhèng xià yào

lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it

对症发药

duì zhèng fā yào

lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it

对白

duì bái

stage dialog

对眼

duì yăn

to squint

对称

duì chèn

symmetry

对称性

duì chèn xìng

symmetry

对称破缺

duì chèn pò quē

symmetry breaking (physics)

对称空间

duì chèn kōng jiān

symmetric space (math.)

对称美

duì chèn mĕi

symmetry (as an aesthetic quality)

对称轴

duì chèn zhóu

axis of symmetry

对空射击

duì kōng shè jī

anti-aircraft fire

对空火器

duì kōng huŏ qì

anti-aircraft gun

对立

duì lì

to oppose

对立面

duì lì miàn

opposite

对等

duì dĕng

equal status

对答

duì dá

to reply

对答如流

duì dá rú liú

able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer

对策

duì cè

countermeasure for dealing with a situation

对簿

duì bù

to confront sb with accusation

对簿公堂

duì bù gōng táng

public courtroom accusation (idiom)

对美

duì Mĕi

(policy etc) towards America

对联

duì lián

rhyming couplet

对胃口

duì wèi kŏu

to one's taste

对苯醌

duì bĕn kūn

1,4-benzoquinone (chemistry)

对茬儿

duì chá r

to agree with

对华

duì Huá

(policy etc) towards China

对着干

duì zhe gàn

to adopt confrontational posture

对号

duì hào

checkmark

对号入座

duì hào rù zuò

lit. to take one's appointed place (according to the seat number)

对虾

duì xiā

prawn

对虾科

duì xiā kē

penaeidae (the prawn or shrimp family)

对冲

duì chōng

hedging (finance)

对冲基金

duì chōng jī jīn

hedge fund

对襟

duì jīn

buttoned Chinese jacket

对衬

duì chèn

to serve as foil to one another

对视

duì shì

to look face to face

对亲

duì qīn

courting

对角

duì jiăo

opposite angle

对角线

duì jiăo xiàn

(geometry) a diagonal

对词

duì cí

to rehearse one's lines (of actor)

对话

duì huà

dialog

对话框

duì huà kuàng

dialog box (computing)

对话课

duì huà kè

conversation class

对课

duì kè

to give answering phrase (school exercise in memory or composition)

对调

duì diào

to swap places

对谈

duì tán

to talk with somebody (face to face)

对讲机

duì jiăng jī

intercom

对讲电话

duì jiăng diàn huà

intercom

对证

duì zhèng

confrontation

对证命名

duì zhèng mìng míng

confrontation naming

对象

duì xiàng

target

对质

duì zhì

direct confrontation

对账

duì zhàng

to verify accounting records

对路

duì lù

suitable

对过

duì guò

across

对酌

duì zhuó

to sit face-to-face and drink

对酒当歌

duì jiŭ dāng gē

lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

对表

duì biăo

to set or synchronize a watch