duì
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
zuǒ
left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
variant of 佐[zuo3]
fǎn
contrary
in reverse
inside out or upside down
to reverse
to return
to oppose
opposite
against
anti-
to rebel
to use analogy
instead
abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
nì
contrary
opposite
backwards
to go against
to oppose
to betray
to rebel
xiāng duì
relatively
opposite
to resist
to oppose
relative
vis-a-vis
counterpart
nì fǎn
rebellious behavior
opposite
ob-
zhí jiē
direct
opposite: indirect 間接|间接
immediate
directly
straightforward
míng
bright
opposite: dark 暗[an4]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
jiù
old
opposite: new 新
former
worn (with age)
zhǔ dòng
to take the initiative
to do sth of one's own accord
spontaneous
active
opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]
drive (of gears and shafts etc)
duì fāng
counterpart
other person involved
opposite side
other side
receiving party
duì àn
opposite bank (of a body of water)
yáng
positive (electric.)
sun
male principle (Taoism)
Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] ☯
duì zhì
to stand opposite
to confront
confrontation
shì dé qí fǎn
to produce the opposite of the desired result
bèi dào ér chí
to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
duì lì
to oppose
to set sth against
to be antagonistic to
antithetical
relative opposite
opposing
diametrical
duì miàn
(sitting) opposite
across (the street)
directly in front
to be face to face
piān piān
(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately
as it happened
(indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly
contrarily
against reason
(indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely
only
of all people
duì mén
the building or room opposite
yì xìng
the opposite sex
of the opposite sex
heterosexual
different in nature
qiáng gōng
dominant
controlling
strong
opposite: weak, yielding 弱受
to take by storm (military)
sī yíng qǐ yè
private business
opposite: state-owned enterprise 國有企業|国有企业[guo2 you3 qi3 ye4]
duì lì miàn
opposite
antonym
the opposite side (in a conflict)
fǎn guo lái
conversely
in reverse order
in an opposite direction
tiān rǎng zhī bié
lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)
fig. night and day difference
opposite extremes
a world of difference
a far cry from
fǎn xiàng
opposite direction
reverse
lòu yóu
oil-spill
oil leak
(fig.) boo! (opposite of 加油[jia1 you2])
duì guò
across
opposite
the other side
duì kāi
running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc)
dǎ qíng mà qiào
to tease a woman by pretending to be displeased with her
to flirt with a member of the opposite sex
to banter flirtatiously
fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī
to do the very opposite
to act in a diametrically opposite way
wù jí bì fǎn
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
yīng pài
hawk faction (opposite: 鸽派, doves)
fierce and combative party
war party
warmongers
jì jiàn gōng zī
piece rate wage
remuneration based on one's output
opposite: time rate wage 計時工資|计时工资[ji4 shi2 gong1 zi1]
xié duì
catty-corner
to be diagonally opposite to
dōng shī xiào pín
to impersonate sb but gain the opposite of the desired effect (idiom)
ruò shòu
submissive
yielding
weak
opposite: 強攻|强攻, dominant
duì xiāo
in equilibrium
to cancel out (of opposite forces) (physics)
jì dū
concept from Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit Ketu), the opposite point to 羅睺|罗睺[luo2 hou2]
imaginary star presaging disaster
jiǎ shēng
falsetto
opposite: natural or true voice 真聲|真声[zhen1 sheng1]
jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ
lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)
Hēi xiā zi dǎo
Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
Heixiazi (black blind man) Island
jì shí gōng zī
time rate wage
remuneration based on one's time and skill
opposite: piece rate wage 計件工資|计件工资[ji4 jian4 gong1 zi1]
zhēn shēng
natural voice
modal voice
true voice
opposite: falsetto 假聲|假声[jia3 sheng1]
gē pài
dove faction (opposite: 鹰派, hawks)
peace party
the faction seeking peace