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对方

duì fāng · dui fang

Traditional 對方

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. the other person; the other side; the other party
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Table tennis

  1. Liangliang

    对方(duìfāng)的(de)球(qiú)太(tài)快(kuài)了(le)，我(wǒ)接不到(jiēbùdào)。

    The other player's shots are too fast; I can't return them.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)对方(duìfāng)的(de)手(shǒu)，不要(bùyào)看(kàn)球(qiú)。

    Watch the other player's hand, not the ball.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)对方(duìfāng)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)笑(xiào)。

    But the other player keeps laughing.

  4. Dengdeng

    对方(duìfāng)笑(xiào)什么(shénme)？

    What is he laughing at?

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)说(shuō)我(wǒ)的(de)球拍(qiúpāi)拿(ná)反(fǎn)了(le)。

    He says I'm holding my racket backwards.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

除(chú)了(le)相(xiāng)信(xìn)对(duì)方(fāng)以(yǐ)外(wài)，你(nǐ)们(men)没(méi)什(shén)么(me)要(yào)做(zuò)的(de)了(le)。

All you need to do is trust each other.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)时(shí)常(cháng)发(fā)照(zhào)片(piàn)给(gěi)对(duì)方(fāng)。

We often send each other pictures.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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对
duì

right; correct; towards; at; for

方
fāng

square; power or involution (math.)

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