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对手 (duì shǒu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

对手 (duì shǒu) is a Chinese word: opponent. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 对手

名 míng noun

opponent

我们在比赛中遇到了强大的对手。

wǒ men zài bǐ sài zhōng yù dào le qiáng dà de duì shǒu

We encountered a powerful opponent in the competition.

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Word breakdown

对 duì — facing, opposite to, matched against

手 shǒu — person (in competitive context)

Structure & writing
1 对 duì — to answer; to reply
对 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.1 又 yòu — again; indicating repetition or successive occurrence of an action
又 is a component in 38 characters
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Stroke order

2 手 shǒu — hand (the part of the body below the wrist)
手 is a component in 10 characters

手 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order