对联
duìlián
couplet; pair of antithetical lines
Characters in this word
联 lián
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 耳 — ear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这副对联表面写喜庆，实际上暗含对现实的讽刺。 Zhè fù duìlián biǎomiàn xiě xǐqìng, shíjì shàng ànhán duì xiànshí de fěngcì. This couplet appears festive on the surface, but in fact carries an implied satire of reality.
- 春节前，家家户户都在门口贴对联。 Chūnjié qián, jiājiā hùhù dōu zài ménkǒu tiē duìlián. Before the Spring Festival, every household puts up couplets at the door.
- 爷爷提起毛笔，给我们写了一副新对联。 Yéye tíqǐ máobǐ, gěi wǒmen xiě le yí fù xīn duìlián. Grandpa picked up a brush and wrote us a new couplet.
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