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对联 (duì lián) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

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

Meaning of 对联

名 míng noun

couplet

春节时,家家户户都会贴对联。

chūn jié shí jiā jiā hù hù dōu huì tiē duì lián

During the Spring Festival, every household puts up couplets.

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Word breakdown

对 duì — pair, matching

联 lián — connected, linked

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 联 lián — to connect; to unite

联 is not used as a component in any other character.

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