Word: 对 (duì)

同学们畅谈对未来的想法。

Tóngxuémen chàngtán duì wèilái de xiǎngfǎ.

The students talked openly about their thoughts on the future.

告诉我你对湘南做了什么。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ duì xiāng Nán zuòle shénme.

Tell me what you did to Shounan.

周末对我不太方便。

Zhōumò duì wǒ bú tài fāngbiàn.

Weekends aren't very convenient for me.

周末这个场馆对市民免费开放。

Zhōumò zhège chǎngguǎn duì shìmín miǎnfèi kāifàng.

On weekends this venue is open to residents for free.

哥哥对影视很感兴趣。

Gēge duì yǐngshì hěn gǎnxìngqù.

My older brother is very interested in movies and television.

四大发明对世界影响很大。

Sìdàfāmíng duì shìjiè yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.

The Four Great Inventions had a huge influence on the world.

围棋盘里下象棋，不对招数

wéi qípán li xià xiàngqí, bú duì zhāoshù

playing Chinese chess on a go board: the moves don't match

国防安全对每个国家都很重要。

Guófáng ānquán duì měige guójiā dōu hěn zhòngyào.

National defense security is very important to every country.

地球对月亮也有引力吗？

Dìqiú duì yuèliang yě yǒu yǐnlì ma?

Does the Earth also exert a gravitational pull on the moon?

垃圾不能随便焚烧，对吗？

Lājī bùnéng suíbiàn fénshāo, duì ma?

Garbage can't just be burned anywhere, right?

城市扩张会对环境造成破坏。

Chéngshì kuòzhāng huì duì huánjìng zàochéng pòhuài.

Urban sprawl is environmentally damaging.

墨西哥在美国的南边，对吗？

Mòxīgē zài Měiguó de nánbian, duì ma?

Mexico is south of the United States, right?

外国学生也对唐诗很感兴趣。

Wàiguó xuésheng yě duì Tángshī hěn gǎnxìngqù.

Foreign students are also very interested in Tang poetry.

多吃含纤维的蔬菜对身体好。

Duō chī hán xiānwéi de shūcài duì shēntǐ hǎo.

Eating more vegetables rich in fiber is good for your health.

多喝牛奶对孩子的骨骼好。

Duō hē niúnǎi duì háizi de gǔgé hǎo.

Drinking more milk is good for children's bones.

多读书对孩子的成长有什么益处？

Duō dúshū duì háizi de chéngzhǎng yǒu shénme yìchu?

What benefits does reading more have for a child's growth?

多音字得看句子才会读对。

Duōyīnzì děi kàn jùzi cái huì dú duì.

With characters that have multiple readings, you have to look at the sentence to read them correctly.

大和小反义，对不对？

Dà hé xiǎo fǎnyì, duì bú duì?

Big and small are antonyms, right?

大家对他的决定很不解。

Dàjiā duì tā de juédìng hěn bùjiě.

Everyone is puzzled by his decision.

大家对这个消息都半信半疑。

Dàjiā duì zhège xiāoxi dōu bànxìnbànyí.

Everyone is skeptical about this news.

天天吃快餐，对身体不太好。

Tiāntiān chī kuàicān, duì shēntǐ bútàihǎo.

Eating fast food every day isn't very good for your health.

她一个字都没对我说。

Tā yí gè zì dōu méi duì wǒ shuō.

She didn't say even one word to me.

她一直在对你撒谎。

Tā yìzhí zài duì nǐ sāhuǎng.

She lies to you all the time.

她不忙，对吗？

Tā bù máng, duì ma?

She isn't busy, is she?

她从小就对美学感兴趣。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù duì měixué gǎnxìngqù.

She has been interested in aesthetics since she was little.

她们不可能是对的。

Tāmen bù kěnéng shì duì de.

They can't be right.

她会帮我们，对吧？

Tā huì bāng wǒmen, duì ba?

She'll help us, won't she?

她似乎对自己有点不确定。

Tā sìhū duì zìjǐ yǒudiǎn bú quèdìng.

She seemed somewhat unsure of herself.

她允许了我对她的访问纪录。

Tā yǔnxǔle wǒ duì tā de fǎngwèn jìlù.

She gave me access to her records.

她对书法只是叶公好龙。

Tā duì shūfǎ zhǐshì Yè Gōnghàolóng.

Her professed love of calligraphy is only for show.

她对亚洲男性有好感。

Tā duì Yàzhōu nánxìng yǒu hǎogǎn.

She's attracted to Asian men.

她对他很好。

Tā duì tā hěn hǎo.

She treated him very well.

她对他说了些话。

Tā duì tā shuōle xiē huà.

She said something to him.

她对你的母亲很熟悉。

Tā duì nǐ de mǔqīn hěn shúxī.

She knows your mother very well.

她对古董很感兴趣。

Tā duì gǔdǒng hěn gǎnxìngqù.

She has a great love for antique goods.

她对各国的民俗很感兴趣。

Tā duì gèguó de mínsú hěn gǎnxìngqù.

She is very interested in the folk customs of various countries.

她对大家都很亲切。

Tā duì dàjiā dōu hěn qīnqiè.

She was all kindness to everybody.

她对天文感兴趣，常看星星。

Tā duì tiānwén gǎnxìngqù, cháng kàn xīngxing.

She is interested in astronomy and often watches the stars.

她对她的孩子非常生气。

Tā duì tā de háizi fēicháng shēngqì.

She got very angry with her children.

她对她的家人一无所知。

Tā duì tā de jiārén yìwúsuǒzhī.

She knows nothing about her family.

她对孩子很有一套。

Tā duì háizi hěn yǒu yítào.

She's good at handling children.

她对性一无所知。

Tā duì xìng yìwúsuǒzhī.

She knows nothing about the birds and the bees.

她对我什么都不了解。

Tā duì wǒ shénme dōu bù liǎojiě.

She doesn't know anything about me.

她对我好比亲姐姐一样。

Tā duì wǒ hǎobǐ qīn jiějie yíyàng.

She treats me just like a real older sister.

她对我推心置腹，什么都说。

Tā duì wǒ tuīxīnzhìfù, shénme dōu shuō.

She confides in me sincerely and tells me everything.

她对我的车怎么看？

Tā duì wǒ de chē zěnme kàn?

What does she think about my car?

她对我说，“我喜欢你”。

Tā duì wǒ shuō, “wǒ xǐhuan nǐ”.

She said 'I love you' to me.

她对我说8月去巴黎。

Tā duì wǒ shuō bā yuè qù Bālí.

She said she will go to Paris in August.

她对收集邮票乐此不疲。

Tā duì shōují yóupiào lècǐbùpí.

She enjoys collecting stamps and never tires of it.

她对数字的记忆力很强。

Tā duì shùzì de jìyìlì hěn qiáng.

She has a good memory for numbers.

她对新同事的关心无微不至。

Tā duì xīn tóngshì de guānxīn wúwēibúzhì.

She cares for her new colleague in every possible way.

她对未来怀着希望。

Tā duì wèilái huáizhe xīwàng.

She holds hope for the future.

她对着冰凉的手呵了口气。

Tā duì zhe bīngliáng de shǒu ā le kǒuqì.

She breathed on her icy hands.

她对着她的孩子微笑。

Tā duì zhe tā de háizi wēixiào.

She smiled at her baby.

她对第一次旅行念念不忘。

Tā duì dìyīcì lǚxíng niànniàn-búwàng.

She keeps thinking about her first trip.

她对自己的才能很自豪。

Tā duì zìjǐ de cáinéng hěn zìháo.

She is very proud of her talent.

她对自己说：“我很幸福”。

Tā duì zìjǐ shuō: “Wǒ hěn xìngfú”.

She said to herself, "I am very happy."

她对解剖很感兴趣。

Tā duì jiěpōu hěn gǎnxìngqù.

She is very interested in anatomy.

她对语言学很感兴趣。

Tā duì yǔyánxué hěn gǎnxìngqù.

She is very interested in linguistics.

她对那个消息非常惊讶。

Tā duì nàge xiāoxi fēicháng jīngyà.

She was very surprised at the news.

她对音乐有兴趣。

Tā duì yīnyuè yǒu xìngqù.

She is interested in music.

她对音乐的执着让所有人佩服。

Tā duì yīnyuè de zhízhuó ràng suǒyǒurén pèifú.

Her dedication to music earns everyone's admiration.

她已不再对我感兴趣了。

Tā yǐ búzài duì wǒ gǎnxìngqù le.

She's no longer interested in me.

她常对着日记本倾诉。

Tā cháng duì zhe rìjìběn qīngsù.

She often confides in her diary.

她常常对着肚子里的胎儿唱歌。

Tā chángcháng duì zhe dǔzi lǐ de tāi'ér chànggē.

She often sings to the unborn child in her belly.

她必须对她的行为负责。

Tā bìxū duì tā de xíngwéi fùzé.

She must answer for her actions.

她总是对我微笑。

Tā zǒngshì duì wǒ wēixiào.

She always smiles at me.

她的这个决定出于对孩子的爱。

Tā de zhège juédìng chūyú duì háizi de ài.

Her decision stems from her love for her child.

她真的自私，对不对？

Tā zhēnde zìsī, duì bú duì?

She's really selfish, isn't she?

她眼里满是对孩子的深情。

Tā yǎnlǐ mǎn shì duì háizi de shēnqíng.

Her eyes were full of deep love for her child.

她终于对往事释怀了。

Tā zhōngyú duì wǎngshì shìhuái le.

She has finally come to terms with the past.

她闭上眼睛，对着蛋糕许愿。

Tā bì shang yǎnjing, duì zhe dàngāo xǔyuàn.

She closed her eyes and made a wish over the cake.

好了好了，我投降，你说得对！

Hǎole-hǎole, wǒ tóuxiáng, nǐ shuō de duì!

Okay, okay, I give up, you're right!

好，对，是。

Hǎo, duì, shì.

Good, right, yes.

好老师对基础教育非常重要。

Hǎo lǎoshī duì jīchǔjiàoyù fēicháng zhòngyào.

Good teachers are very important to basic education.

妈妈对孩子说了声晚安。

Māma duì háizi shuōle shēng wǎn'ān.

The mother said good night to her child.

子女有责任给父母养老，对吗？

Zǐnǚ yǒu zérèn gěi fùmǔ yǎnglǎo, duì ma?

Children have a duty to provide for their parents in old age, right?

字典上写的不总是对的。

Zìdiǎn shàng xiě de bù zǒngshì duì de.

What a dictionary says is not always right.

学校今年放宽了对手机的规定。

Xuéxiào jīnnián fàngkuānle duì shǒujī de guīdìng.

The school relaxed its rules on mobile phones this year.

孩子对什么都觉得新奇。

Háizi duì shénme dōu juéde xīnqí.

Children find everything new and exciting.

孩子对新玩具爱不释手。

Háizi duì xīn wánjù àibúshìshǒu.

The child is so taken with the new toy that he won't put it down.

它们对环境一点都没有影响。

Tāmen duì huánjìng yìdiǎn dōu méiyǒu yǐngxiǎng.

They have no impact on the environment.

它对你的眼睛有害。

Tā duì nǐ de yǎnjing yǒuhài.

It's really bad for your eyes.

它花多少钱对你很重要吗？

Tā huā duōshǎo qián duì nǐ hěn zhòngyào ma?

Does it matter to you how much it costs?

实践是检验想法对不对的办法。

Shíjiàn shì jiǎnyàn xiǎngfǎ duì bú duì de bànfǎ.

Practice is the way to test whether an idea is right.

家庭的熏陶对孩子很重要。

Jiātíng de xūntáo duì háizi hěn zhòngyào.

A family's influence is very important for a child.

家暴对孩子的成长有很大的影响。

Jiābào duì háizi de chéngzhǎng yǒu hěn dà de yǐngxiǎng.

Domestic violence has a great impact on a child's growth.

对不同的学生，老师要变通。

Duì bùtóng de xuésheng, lǎoshī yào biàntōng.

A teacher has to adapt to different students.

对不起，我并不想对你发火。

Duìbùqǐ, wǒ bìng bùxiǎng duì nǐ fāhuǒ.

Sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you.

对了，你们当中写日记的有几位？

Duì le, nǐmen dāngzhōng xiě rìjì de yǒu jǐ wèi?

By the way, how many of you are keeping a diary?

对了，你明天真的八点工作？

Duì le, nǐ míngtiān zhēnde bā diǎn gōngzuò?

Hey, are you really going to work at eight tomorrow?

对了，可以把你的地址告诉我吗？

Duì le, kěyǐ bǎ nǐ de dìzhǐ gàosu wǒ ma?

By the way, what is your address?

对了，就用那个吧！

Duì le, jiù yòng nàge ba!

Alright, let's settle on that one!

对了，我有一件事要告诉你。

Duì le, wǒ yǒu yí jiàn shì yào gàosu nǐ.

By the way, I have something to tell you.

对事情比较正经严肃。

Duì shìqing bǐjiào zhèngjīng yánsù.

Take things a little more seriously.

对什么人，说什么话

duì shénme rén, shuō shénme huà

to whatever person, say whatever words

对他人要友善。

Duì tā rén yào yǒushàn.

Be kind to others.

对他，你得防范着点。

Duì tā, nǐ děi fángfànzhe diǎn.

You'd better be on your guard around him.

对他好一点。

Duì tā hǎo yìdiǎn.

Treat him well.

对他撒谎我感觉很糟。

Duì tā sāhuǎng wǒ gǎnjué hěn zāo.

I feel bad about lying to him.