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对质 (duì zhì) — (verb) to confront and compare accounts (in court or in a dispute); to face off for verification

Definition

A formal verb meaning to confront two parties face to face to compare and verify conflicting accounts, typically in a court or serious dispute. It is a legal/official term, more procedural and formal than everyday words like 问 or 问清楚.

verb
to confront and compare accounts (in court or in a dispute)to face off for verification

Examples

  • 对质。
    Fǎ guān ràng yuán gào hé bèi gào dāng tíng duì zhì.
    The judge had the plaintiff and defendant confront each other in court.
  • ，对质。
    Rú guǒ nǐ bù xiāng xìn wǒ, wǒ men kě yǐ dāng miàn duì zhì.
    If you don't believe me, we can confront each other face to face.
  • 对质。
    Zhèng rén bèi chuán huàn dào fǎ tíng yǔ xián yí rén duì zhì.
    The witness was summoned to court to confront the suspect.

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duìconfront/compare
质zhìquestion/verify

对 means confront or compare and 质 means question or verify; together they describe a face-off for checking accounts.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 質; 质 is its simplified writing.

  • 斦斦yín
  • 貝貝bèi

The traditional form 質 is made up of 貝 and 斦; this describes 質, not the simplified 质.

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