相对
xiāng duìㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: TƯƠNG ĐỐI
Traditional: 相對
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3
Meaning(adverb, verb, distinguishing word)
relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart
Examples
这里的房价相对便宜。
zhè lǐ de fáng jià xiāng duì pián yi.
Housing here is relatively cheap.
两个人相对而坐。
liǎng gè rén xiāng duì ér zuò.
The two sat facing each other.
这个问题相对简单一些。
zhè ge wèn tí xiāng duì jiǎn dān yī xiē.
This question is relatively simple.
Easily confused
- 比较 — Both mean 'fairly/relatively'; 比较 is more colloquial, 相对 implies comparison and is more formal.
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Stroke order
TƯƠNG · 9 strokes
ĐỐI · 5 strokes
right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answe
Related words
- 相信 xiāng xìn — to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true
- 相同 xiāng tóng — identical; same
- 照相机 zhào xiàng jī — camera
- 互相 hù xiāng — each other; mutually; mutual
- 相反 xiāng fǎn — opposite; contrary
- 相当 xiāng dāng — equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite
- 相关 xiāng guān — related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation
- 相处 xiāng chǔ — to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly)