对 duì in a sentence
To (correct - reply - for - pair - opposite)
对 (duì) means To (correct - reply - for - pair - opposite). Below are 24 of the 34 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
跑步 对 身体很好。
Pǎobù duì shēntǐ hěn hǎo.
Running is very good for your health.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 跑步
多运动 对 身体好。
Duō yùndòng duì shēntǐ hǎo.
Getting more exercise is good for your health.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 身体
他 对 体育很感兴趣。
Tā duì tǐyù hěn gǎn xìngqù.
He is very interested in sport.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 体育
对 不起，这是我的错。
Duìbuqǐ, zhè shì wǒ de cuò.
I'm sorry, this is my fault.
Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 对不起
From the graded readers
不过 对 我来说，名次并不重要。
búguò duì wǒ láishuō, míngcì bìngbù zhòngyào.
But the placing wasn't what mattered to me.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
我很不好意思地说：“ 对 不起，我迟到了。”
wǒ hěn bùhǎoyìsi dì / de shuō:" duìbuqǐ, wǒ chídào le / liǎo / liào."
I said awkwardly, "Sorry, I'm late."
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work
三年前，我做了一个让所有人都反 对 的决定。
sānnián qián, wǒ zuòle yīgè ràng suǒyǒu rén dōu fǎnduì de / dì juédìng.
Three years ago I made a decision everybody was against.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
我停了大概三秒钟——那三秒钟 对 我来说像三个小时。
wǒ tíng le / liǎo / liào dàgài sān miǎo zhōng—— nà / nèi sān miǎo zhōng duì wǒ láishuō xiàng sān gè xiǎoshí.
I stopped for about three seconds — three seconds that felt like three hours to me.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
也许他是 对 的。可是有些东西被扔掉以后，就再也找不回来了。
yěxǔ tā shì duì de / dì. kěshì yǒuxiē dōngxī bèi rēngdiào yǐhòu, jiù zài yě zhǎo bù huílai.
Maybe he's right. But some things, once thrown away, can never be got back.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
他非常不好意思，说：“ 对 不起，我的腿不太好，每天晚上要走一会儿。”
tā fēicháng bùhǎoyìsi, shuō:" duìbuqǐ, wǒ de(possessive) tuǐ bù tài hǎo / hào, měitiān wǎnshang yāo zǒu yìhuir."
He was mortified. "I'm so sorry — my legs aren't good and I have to walk about for a while each night."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
然后我做了一件我自己都没想到的事：我笑着说，“ 对 不起，我太紧张了，我们重新开始。”
ránhòu wǒ zuòle yíjiàn wǒ zìjǐ dōu méi xiǎngdào de / dì shì: wǒ xiào zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó shuō," duìbuqǐ, wǒ tài jǐnzhāng le / liǎo / liào, wǒmen chóngxīn kāishǐ."
Then I did something I hadn't expected of myself: I smiled and said, "Sorry, I'm too nervous — let's start again."
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
From the travel phrasebook
这个方向 对 吗？
Zhège fāngxiàng duì ma?
Is this the right direction?
Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro
我 对 花生过敏。
Wǒ duì huāshēng guòmǐn.
I'm allergic to peanuts.
Travel phrasebook · Ordering in a restaurant
我 对 青霉素过敏。
Wǒ duì qīngméisù guòmǐn.
I'm allergic to penicillin.
Travel phrasebook · Pharmacy and emergencies
我需要中英文 对 照。
Wǒ xūyào Zhōng-Yīngwén duìzhào.
I need a bilingual version.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
From the grammar library
对 不起，我听不懂。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ tīng bu dǒng.
Sorry, I don't understand.
Grammar library · HSK 3 · Result complements — 完, 好, 到, 见
对 appears in 34 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 对
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Questions about 对
How is 对 used in a sentence?
This page shows 34 sentences using 对 (duì, "To (correct - reply - for - pair - opposite)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 对 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 对 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 对 an HSK word?
Yes — 对 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 对?
The dictionary page for 对 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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