相对 meaning in English

xiāngduì

relatively; opposite

HSK 7-9verbadjectiveTraditional 相對14 strokes

Meaning of 相对

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiāngduì
  1. relatively
  2. opposite
  3. to resist
  4. to oppose
  5. relative
  6. vis-a-vis
  7. counterpart

相对 in example sentences

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

时shí间jiān是shì相xiāng对duì的de。
Time is relative.
一yī提tí到dào爱ài因yīn斯sī坦tǎn,我wǒ们men就jiù会huì想xiǎng起qǐ相xiāng对duì论lùn。
We associate the name of Einstein with the theory of relativity.
我wǒ完wán全quán看kàn不bù懂dǒng爱ài因yīn斯sī坦tǎn的de相xiāng对duì性xìng理lǐ论lùn。
Einstein's theory of relativity is Greek to me.
财cái富fù是shì相xiāng对duì的de。
Wealth is relative.
传chuán统tǒng价jià值zhí观guān是shì相xiāng对duì的de。
Traditional values are relative.

Stroke order for each character

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

相 xiāng · mutual · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

对 duì · right · 5 strokes

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

Related words

Words that share a character with 相对.

对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
不对bùduìincorrect; wrong
相信xiāngxìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
相同xiāngtóngidentical; same
对话duìhuàto talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
对面duìmiànopposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead
相机xiàngjīcamera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment
照相zhàoxiàngto take a photograph
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

Questions about 相对

What does 相对 mean?

相对 (xiāngduì) means "relatively; opposite" and is used as a verb and adjective.

How do you write 相对?

相对 is made of 2 characters: 相 (9 strokes), 对 (5 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 相对 an HSK word?

Yes. 相对 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 相对 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 相对 is written 相對.