Definition
对待 means 'to treat, to deal with' and focuses on the attitude or manner in which you handle a person or matter. It differs from 看待 (kàndài, 'to regard, to view'), which is about your perspective or opinion rather than your actions. The shorter 待 (dài) can also mean 'to treat' but is more colloquial and has other meanings like 'to wait for'.
verb
to treatto deal with (a person or matter)
Easily confused
- 对峙duì zhìlook-aliketo confront, to face off against
Examples
- 对待。Wǒmen yīnggāi gōngpíng de duì dài měi ge rén.We should treat everyone fairly.
- 对待。Tā duì dài gōngzuò fēicháng rènzhēn.He treats his work very seriously.
- 对待?Nǐ zěnme duì dài nǐ de chǒngwù?How do you treat your pet?
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