Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

marriage partner
duìyìng 对应 ADJ corresponding
duìyìng cí 对应词 N corresponding word ■ 这个 英文词在中文里几乎没有对应词。Zhège Yīngwén
cí zài Zhōngwén lǐ jīhū méiyǒu duìyìng cí. You can hardly find a word in Chinese that corresponds
to this English word.
duìyú 对于 PREP 1 (introducing the object of an action), regarding ■ 我对于这个理论还没有完全 理
解。Wǒ duìyú zhège lǐlùn hái méiyǒu wánquán lǐjiě. I still haven’t understood this theory
completely. 2 (indicating a certain relationship), to, towards ■ 学习中文对于了解中国人和中国文
化很有 帮助。Xuéxí Zhōngwén duìyú liǎojiě Zhōngguórén hé Zhōngguó wénhuà hěn yǒu
bāngzhù. Learning Chinese is very helpful to understanding the Chinese people and Chinese
culture.
duìzhào 对照 V contrast and compare, refer to
duì 队 TRAD 隊 N team 队员 duìyuán member of a team / 篮球队 lánqiú duì basketball team / 足球队 zúqiú duì
soccer team
duìwu 队伍 N troops ■ 队伍天黑后进了 村。Duìwu tiānhēi hòu jìnle cūn. The troops entered the
village after dark.
duìzhǎng 队长 [modif: 队 team + 长 chief] N team leader ■ 队员都服从队长。Duìyuán dōu fúcóng
duìzhǎng. All the team members submit to the team leader.
duì 兑 V exchange, convert
duìhuàn 兑换 [comp: 兑 convert + 换 exchange] V (of currency) exchange, convert ■ 把1,000美元 兑换
成人民币 bǎ yìqiān Měiyuán duìhuàn chéng Rénmínbì convert 1,000 US dollars to Renminbi
(Chinese yuan). 兑换率 duìhuànlǜ exchange rate
duìxiàn 兑现 V 1 cash (a check) 2 honor a promise
dūn 吨 TRAD 噸 MEASURE WORD ton ■ 一吨等于一 千公斤。Yìdūn děngyú yìqiān gōngjīn. One ton equals
1,000 kilograms.
dūn 蹲 V squat
dùn 盾 N shield (See máodùn 矛盾.)
dùn 顿 TRAD 頓 MEASURE WORD (for meals) ■ 我们一 天吃三顿饭：早饭、午饭、晚饭。Wǒmen yì tiān
chī sān dùn fàn: zǎofàn, wǔfàn, wǎnfàn. We have three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and supper
(or dinner). ■ 她好好地吃了一顿晚饭。Tā hǎohǎo de chīle yí dùn wǎnfàn. She had a good meal
for supper. (→ She had a good supper.)
dùnshí 顿时 ADV immediately, at once
duō 多 I ADJ many, much (ANTONYM 少 shǎo) ■ 今天 的作业不多。Jīntiān de zuòyè bù duō. There isn’t
much homework today. ■ 他昨天酒喝得太多, 今 天头疼。Tā zuótiān jiǔ hē de tài duō, jīntiān
tóu téng. He drank too much last night. Today he has a headache. 比 ... 得多 bǐ ... de duō much more
... than ■ 今天比昨天热得多。Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān rè de duō. Today is much hotter than yesterday. II
NUMERAL more, over ■ 我们学了五百多个汉 字。Wǒmen xuéle wǔbǎi duō ge Hànzì. We’ve
learned more than five hundred Chinese characters. ■ 他在台湾住了八个多月。Tā zài Táiwān
zhùle bā ge duō yuè. He lived in Taiwan for over eight months. III ADV 1 how ...! ■ 要是我能去北京
学中文，多好啊！Yàoshì wǒ néng qù Běijīng xué Zhōngwén, duō hǎo a! How nice it would be if
I could go to Beijing to study Chinese! 2 how ...? ■ 老先生，您多大了？Lǎo xiānsheng, nín duō
dà le? How old are you, sir? (to an elderly man)
duōkuī 多亏 ADV luckily, fortunately
duōme 多么 ADV same as duō 多 III 1
duōshǎo 多少 [comp: 多 many, much + 少 few, little] PRON how many, how much ■ 你们班多少人 学中
文？Nǐmen bān duōshǎo rén xué Zhōngwén? How many in your class are studying Chinese? 多少
钱... duōshǎo qián ... How much is ...? ■ 这本书多少钱？Zhè běn shū duōshǎo qián? How much is
this book? 没有多少 méiyǒu duōshǎo not many, not much ■ 他没有多少钱，可是要装出很有钱的样
子。Tā méiyǒu duōshǎo qián, kěshì yào zhuāngchū hěēn yǒuqián de yàngzi. He hasn’t got much
money, but he pretends to be rich.