B2 · Grammar reference · ASG3JELV
Comparing "dui" and "duiyu"
对 (duì) and 对于 (duìyú) can be confusing because they overlap quite a bit in usage, but they are not entirely interchangeable.
- Keywords
- 对 · 对于 · 于
- Used for
- Describing things · Describing people · Expressing attitude
- Classification
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Examples (11)
对(于)这种事情，你有什么看法？
我对(于)上海从来没喜欢过也没讨厌过。
枪口不要对着人。
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我喜欢对着镜子笑。
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这两个数字对上了吗？
这两本账对不上。
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他对工作很认真。
我的男朋友对我很好。
我们都对这个人很怀疑。
A:对于这件事，你怎么看？
B:我对她很了解，她不会这么做的。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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