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对手

duì shǒu · dui shou

Traditional 對手

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. opponent
  2. rival
  3. competitor
  4. (well-matched) adversary
  5. match
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Today's opponent

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)对手(duìshǒu)很(hěn)强(qiáng)，你(nǐ)要(yào)小心(xiǎoxīn)。

    Today's opponent is strong. Be careful.

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)是(shì)谁(shéi)？

    Who is he?

  3. Liangliang

    一个(yīgè)八岁(bāsuì)的(de)小孩(xiǎohái)。

    An eight-year-old kid.

  4. Dengdeng

    八岁(bāsuì)？我(wǒ)怕(pà)什么(shénme)！

    Eight? What do I fear!

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)去年(qùnián)是(shì)我们(wǒmen)这儿(zhèr)的(de)乒乓球(pīngpāngqiú)第一名(dìyīmíng)。

    Last year he was first place in table tennis here.

  6. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)厉害(lìhai)的(de)对手(duìshǒu)，我(wǒ)要(yào)先(xiān)练一练(liànyīliàn)。

    Such a strong opponent. I'll practise first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)各(gè)方(fāng)面(miàn)都(dōu)超(chāo)出(chū)他(tā)的(de)对(duì)手(shǒu)。

He surpasses his rivals in all ways.

Tatoeba: Chinese by funghsu · English by paper1n0 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

决(jué)赛(sài)前(qián)，她(tā)仔(zǐ)细(xì)研(yán)究(jiū)了(le)每(měi)个(gè)对(duì)手(shǒu)的(de)打(dǎ)法(fǎ)。

Before the final, she carefully studied each opponent's style of play.

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The characters

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对
duì

right; correct; towards; at; for

手
shǒu

hand; (formal) to hold

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