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相对
xiāngduì
Description
"相对"的意思是和别的东西比起来的样子，常常用来说"没有绝对"的情况。
"相对" means the state of being compared to something else, often used to describe situations where there is no absolute.
它也可以表示两个人或两样东西面对着面。
It can also mean two people or things facing each other.
Meanings
相对xiāngduì
relatively; comparatively
这里的房子相对便宜。
Houses here are relatively cheap.
相对xiāngduì
relative; not absolute
快和慢是相对的。
Fast and slow are relative.
相对xiāngduì
to face each other; opposite
两个人相对而坐。
Two people sit facing each other.
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Notes
- Etymology
相 (mutually/each other) + 对 (face, toward), giving "facing one another / in relation to".
- Nuance
opposite of 绝对 (absolute); as an adverb it softens claims, like English "relatively".
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