对劲 meaning in English

duìjìn

suitable; to one's liking; to get along well; to be compatible

Traditional 對勁12 strokes

Meaning of 对劲

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

duìjìn
  1. suitable; to one's liking
  2. to get along well; to be compatible

对劲 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè个ge机jī器qì一yí定dìng有yǒu什shén么me地dì方fāng不bú对duì劲jìn。
Something must be wrong with the machinery.
洗xǐ衣yī机jī有yǒu些xiē不bú对duì劲jìn。
Something is wrong with the washing machine.
啥shá也yě不bú对duì劲jìn儿ér。
Nothing feels right.
你nǐ状zhuàng态tài不bú对duì劲jìn。
You're out of it.
等děng等děng,别bié再zài往wǎng前qián走zǒu了le。这zhè里lǐ感gǎn觉jué有yǒu点diǎn不bú对duì劲jìn。
Wait, don't go any further. Something feels off here.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

对 duì · right · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

劲 jìn · strong · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 对劲.

对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
不对bùduìincorrect; wrong
对话duìhuàto talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
对面duìmiànopposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead
绝对juéduìabsolute; unconditional
面对miànduìto face; to confront
反对fǎnduìto oppose; to be against; to object to
对方duìfāngthe other person; the other side; the other party
对待duìdàito treat; treatment
对手duìshǒuopponent; rival
对象duìxiàngtarget; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
对于duìyúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to

Questions about 对劲

What does 对劲 mean?

对劲 (duìjìn) means "suitable; to one's liking; to get along well; to be compatible".

How do you write 对劲?

对劲 is made of 2 characters: 对 (5 strokes), 劲 (7 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

How is 对劲 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 对劲 is written 對勁.