对联

• 拼音: duì lián
• 汉字拆解: 对 = paired/responding; 联 = 耳 (ear/connected) + 关 (linked) — to link together; 联 implies continuous connection

含义

A couplet; a paired set of lines with matching tones, structure, and meaning, written on vertical strips and displayed as decoration, especially during Chinese New Year.

A classical art form deeply embedded in Chinese culture. 春联 (spring couplets) are the most common type, pasted on doorframes at Lunar New Year. A 对联 consists of 上联 (first line), 下联 (second line), and 横批 (horizontal header). The craft requires tonal antithesis and parallel grammatical structure, making it a sophisticated literary exercise.

例句

1. 春节前夕，家家户户在门口贴上红纸金字的对联，迎接新年的到来。
2. 他自幼喜爱汉字，长大后精通对联创作，多次在全国比赛中获奖。
3. 那副悬挂在寺庙门口的对联饱含哲理，令每一位游客驻足沉思。

用法指南

语境: culture, festivals, literature, art

语气: appreciative

正确说法

• 撰写对联要求上下联在字数、词性和平仄上完全对应，是汉语文学中要求极高的创作形式。(Writing couplets requires the two lines to correspond exactly in character count, parts of speech, and tonal pattern — one of the most demanding creative forms in Chinese literature.)
• 爷爷每年都会亲手为全家书写春联，这一传统已延续了四十余年。(Grandfather writes the spring couplets for the whole family by hand every year — a tradition that has continued for over forty years.)

错误说法

• 写一句对联 — a 对联 is always a pair; say 写一副对联; using 句 (a single sentence) misrepresents the paired structure

起源与历史

对 (paired/corresponding) + 联 (connected/linked) — paired linked verses; rooted in Tang dynasty regulated verse parallelism

文化背景

时代: Traditional

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal