对联 duìlián in a sentence
Rhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway†
对联 (duìlián) means Rhyming couplet, pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway †. Below are 2 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.
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How is 对联 used in a sentence?
This page shows 2 sentences using 对联 (duìlián, "Rhyming couplet, pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
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Is 对联 an HSK word?
Yes — 对联 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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