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对应 (duì yìng) — (verb) to correspond to; to match; to be equivalent to; (adjective) corresponding; equivalent; matching

Definition

对应 emphasizes a one-to-one mapping between two sets (numbers to products, files to files). It is more specific than 相等 ('equal in value') and is the standard written/academic term, unlike the more colloquial 配合 ('coordinate, cooperate').

verb
to correspond toto matchto be equivalent to
adjective
correspondingequivalentmatching

Examples

  • 对应。
    Zhè liǎng fèn wén jiàn de nèi róng wán quán duì yìng.
    The contents of these two documents correspond completely.
  • 对应。
    Měi gè hào mǎ dōu duì yìng yí gè shāng pǐn.
    Each number corresponds to a product.
  • 对应。
    Wǒ men xū yào zhǎo dào duì yìng de dá àn.
    We need to find the corresponding answer.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

对duìmatch
应yìngrespond

对 means to match, and 应 means to respond, so together they describe things that match each other.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 對; 对 is its simplified writing.

For the traditional form 對, the shape comes from an early drawing of 丵 (a digging tool), 土 (earth), and 又 (a hand); it may have meant developing land.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 應; 应 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
䧹
䧹䧹應yìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 應 pairs 心 (heart) with 䧹 as a sound part; the simplified 应 is a later shorthand and its parts are not the original components.

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