对

• 拼音: duì
• 汉字拆解: 对 = simplified from 對, originally depicting matching or facing — correct, right

含义

Correct; right; yes. Used to affirm that something is accurate or proper.

As an adjective: correct (你说得对, you're right). As a preposition: toward, to (对我说, say to me). As an interjection: yes, that's right (对，就是这样). Also appears in compounds like 对不起 (sorry) and 对面 (opposite side).

例句

1. 你说得对。
2. 对，就是这个。
3. 这个答案是对的。

用法指南

语境: affirmation, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 对，我是中国人。(Yes, I am Chinese.)
• 你做得很对。(You did the right thing.)

错误说法

• 对不对 used repeatedly as filler (Overusing 对不对 as a tag question sounds unnatural — vary with 是不是 or 好不好)

起源与历史

Originally meant 'to face, to match' — when two things match, they are correct. The traditional form 對 shows a hand holding something to match against.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal