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对面

duì miàn · dui mian

Traditional 對面

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. (sitting) opposite
  2. across (the street)
  3. directly in front
  4. to be face to face
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Moving the sofa

  1. Liangliang

    对面(duìmiàn)的(de)人(rén)在(zài)搬(bān)一个(yīgè)很大(hěndà)的(de)沙发(shāfā)。

    The people across the street are moving a very big sofa.

  2. Dengdeng

    他们(tāmen)要(yào)把(bǎ)沙发(shāfā)搬(bān)到(dào)楼上(lóushàng)。

    They want to move it upstairs.

  3. Liangliang

    门(mén)这么(zhème)小(xiǎo)，进不去(jìnbùqù)。

    The door is so small, it can't go in.

  4. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，他们(tāmen)要(yào)从(cóng)窗户(chuānghu)搬(bān)。

    Look, they will move it through the window.

  5. Liangliang

    对面(duìmiàn)的(de)窗户(chuānghu)好(hǎo)大(dà)啊(a)！

    The window across the street is so big!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

银(yín)行(háng)就(jiù)在(zài)邮(yóu)局(jú)的(de)对(duì)面(miàn)，走(zǒu)两(liǎng)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)就(jiù)到(dào)。

The bank is right across from the post office; it's a two-minute walk.

02

他(tā)坐(zuò)在(zài)我(wǒ)对(duì)面(miàn)，一(yì)直(zhí)低(dī)头(tóu)看(kàn)手(shǒu)机(jī)。

He sat opposite me, keeping his head down and looking at his phone.

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对
duì

right; correct; towards; at; for

面
miàn

face; side

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