对齐 (duì qí) — to align, to line up (text, objects, positions)

Definition

Verb meaning 'to align / line up' — arrange items (text, objects, or positions) so they match along an edge or axis. In typography it pairs with 左/右/居中 (left-, right-, center-align); it's a more formal/literal term than the casual 整理.

verb

to alignto line up (text, objects, positions)

Examples

对齐。
Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē wén zì zuǒ duì qí.
Please left-align this text.
对齐。
Shè jì shí yào zhù yì tú piàn de duì qí.
When designing, pay attention to the alignment of images.
对齐，。
Zhè liǎng háng méi yǒu duì qí, kàn qǐ lái bù zhěng qí.
These two lines are not aligned; they look messy.

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