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对象

duìxiàng

partner; boyfriend or girlfriend

A person giving a flower
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Characters in this word

对 duì

Strokes
5
Radical
寸 — inch
Made of
又 and, also, again, in addition 寸 inch
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

象 xiàng

Strokes
11
Radical
豕 — pig, boar
Made of
⺈ knife 口 mouth 豕 pig, boar
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 象

Example phrases

  • 他有对象了。 Tā yǒu duìxiàng le. He has a partner now.
  • 我的对象很好。 Wǒ de duìxiàng hěn hǎo. My partner is very nice.
  • 她没有对象。 Tā méiyǒu duìxiàng. She does not have a boyfriend.

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