对岸
duì'àn
opposite bank; the other side
Characters in this word
岸 àn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 站在河堤上可以清楚看到对岸新建的文化中心。 Zhàn zài hédī shàng kěyǐ qīngchu kàn dào duì'àn xīnjiàn de wénhuà zhōngxīn. Standing on the river embankment, one can clearly see the newly built cultural centre on the opposite bank.
- 河很宽,对岸的房子看起来很小。 Hé hěn kuān, duì'àn de fángzi kàn qǐlai hěn xiǎo. The river is wide, and the houses on the opposite bank look tiny.
- 渡船每十分钟往返一次,把人们送到对岸。 Dùchuán měi shí fēnzhōng wǎngfǎn yí cì, bǎ rénmen sòng dào duì'àn. The ferry shuttles back and forth every ten minutes, carrying people to the opposite bank.
Related words
- 不对 búduì wrong, incorrect
- 对 duì right, correct
- 对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry, excuse me
- 对 duì to match; to face
- 对话 duìhuà dialogue
- 对面 duìmiàn opposite; across from
- 对待 duìdài to treat; to deal with
- 对方 duìfāng the other side; the other person
- 对手 duìshǒu opponent; rival
- 对象 duìxiàng partner; boyfriend or girlfriend
- 反对 fǎnduì to oppose
- 绝对 juéduì absolutely