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对头

duì tóu · dui tou/duì tou · dui tou

Traditional 對頭

Meaning

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duì tóu 對頭

  1. correct
  2. normal
  3. to be on good terms with
  4. on the right track
  5. right

duì tou 對頭

  1. (longstanding) opponent
  2. enemy
  3. inimical
  4. adversary
  5. opponent
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Something is off with the soup

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)汤(tāng)的(de)味道(wèidao)不(bù)对头(duìtóu)，你(nǐ)尝尝(chángcháng)。

    The taste of this soup is off. Try it.

  2. Dengdeng

    嗯(ēn)，怎么(zěnme)是(shì)甜(tián)的(de)？

    Hmm, why is it sweet?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)明明(míngmíng)放(fàng)了(le)盐(yán)，哪里(nǎlǐ)不(bù)对头(duìtóu)呢(ne)？

    I clearly put in salt. What is not right?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)把(bǎ)盐瓶(yánpíng)拿(ná)给(gěi)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    Bring me the salt jar to look at.

  5. Liangliang

    瓶子(píngzi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)盐(yán)啊(a)。

    The jar says salt.

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)糖(táng)，我们(wǒmen)被(bèi)骗(piàn)了(le)。

    But it is sugar inside. We were tricked.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)的(de)想(xiǎng)法(fǎ)对(duì)头(tóu)，我(wǒ)们(men)就(jiù)这(zhè)样(yàng)做(zuò)吧(ba)。

Your idea is right; let's do it this way.

02

他(tā)们(men)俩(liǎ)是(shì)多(duō)年(nián)的(de)对(duì)头(tóu)，见(jiàn)面(miàn)就(jiù)吵(chǎo)。

The two of them have been rivals for years and argue whenever they meet.

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