相对 (xiāng duì) — (adjective) relative, opposite; (verb) to oppose, to face each other
Definition
At HSK 5, 相对 is most commonly used as an adjective meaning 'relative' — i.e. not absolute, measured against something else (相对便宜 'relatively cheap'), unlike 比较 which is the adverb 'comparatively'. The verb sense 'to face each other' is more literary.
adjective
relativeopposite
verb
to opposeto face each other
Examples
- 相对。Zhè ge chéng shì de dōng xī xiāng duì pián yi.Things in this city are relatively cheap.
- 相对。Tā men zhàn zài xiāng duì de wèi zhì.They stand in relative positions.
- 相对，。Wǒ men xiāng duì ér zuò, liáo le hěn jiǔ.We sat facing each other and talked for a long time.
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