对联

对联 duìlián

Rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway^†

对联 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體對聯 duilian

What 对联 means

Rhyming couplet^†
pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 对联, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

对联 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

对

duì

To (correct - reply - for - pair - opposite)

联

lián

Unite (join - alliance)

Words that share a character with 对联

How to write 对联

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对联 in a sentence

过年时家家门口都贴着对联。

Guònián shí jiājiā ménkǒu dōu tiēzhe duìlián.

At new year every doorway has a couplet pasted up.

这副对联是爷爷亲手写的。

Zhè fù duìlián shì yéye qīnshǒu xiě de.

Grandpa wrote this couplet with his own hand.

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Questions about 对联

What does 对联 mean in English?

对联 is pronounced duìlián and means Rhyming couplet, pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway †.

How do you pronounce 对联?

对联 is duìlián in pinyin — written duilian without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 对联?

对联 is written with 2 characters: 对 (duì) To (correct - reply - for - pair - opposite), 联 (lián) Unite (join - alliance). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 对联 written in traditional Chinese?

對聯. The simplified form 对联 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 對聯 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced duìlián.

Is 对联 an HSK word?

Yes — 对联 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

对称 duìchèn 对付 duìfu 对抗 duìkàng 对立 duìlì 对应 duìyìng 对照 duìzhào 兑现 duìxiàn 顿时 dùnshí

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