Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
对立
duìlì
Description
两个人或者两个想法不一样，不能一起，就叫对立。
When two people or two ideas are different and cannot coexist, it's called 对立.
我们常常说两个国家对立，或者两个想法对立。
We often say two countries are 对立, or two ideas are 对立.
Meanings
对立duìlì
to oppose; to be in conflict; opposition
他们两个人的想法完全对立。
Their ideas are completely opposed.
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Notes
- Etymology
对 (facing/toward) + 立 (stand) — literally 'standing against each other'.
- Nuance
can be a verb ('to oppose') or noun/adjective ('opposition, opposed').
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