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不对

bù duì · bu dui

Traditional 不對

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. incorrect
  2. wrong
  3. amiss
  4. abnormal
  5. queer
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  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)错(cuò)路(lù)了(le)吧(ba)？这里(zhèlǐ)不对(bùduì)啊(a)。

    Did we take the wrong road? This is not right.

  2. Dengdeng

    不对(bùduì)？地图(dìtú)上(shàng)说(shuō)往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)走(zǒu)。

    Not right? The map says go left.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)地图(dìtú)拿(ná)反(fǎn)了(le)，这样(zhèyàng)看(kàn)当然(dāngrán)不对(bùduì)。

    You hold the map upside down. Of course it looks wrong.

  4. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，原来(yuánlái)是(shì)我(wǒ)拿(ná)反(fǎn)了(le)。

    Oh, it turns out I held it upside down.

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)对(duì)了(le)，多(duō)走(zǒu)了(le)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    Now it is right. We walked ten extra minutes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)答(dá)案(àn)不(bú)对(duì)，你(nǐ)再(zài)想(xiǎng)一(yi)想(xiǎng)。

This answer is wrong; think about it again.

02

他(tā)今(jīn)天(tiān)脸(liǎn)色(sè)不(bú)对(duì)，可(kě)能(néng)生(shēng)病(bìng)了(le)。

He doesn't look right today; he may be sick.

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不
bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

对
duì

right; correct; towards; at; for

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