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HSK 3 · Sports & Competition

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

Stroke order of 对手

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

对 · 5 strokes手 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

对 is a hand measuring (寸) facing someone, and 手 is a hand: the hand opposite yours.

Parts: 对: 又 + 寸, facing; 手: hand

The characters in 对手

  • 对 duì — right; correct; towards (5 strokes)
  • 手 shǒu — hand (4 strokes)

Example sentence

他的对手很强。

His opponent is very strong.

Words with 对

对不起sorry对right; correct; towards不对incorrect对话dialogue; conversation对面opposite对象partner; boyfriend or girlfriend; target对方the other side反对to oppose对待to treat面对to face绝对absolute; absolutely

Words with 手

洗手间restroom; toilet手hand手机mobile phone举手to raise one's hand手表wristwatch手续procedures; formalities手指finger选手contestant; athlete歌手singer握手to shake hands

More words: Sports & Competition

比赛match; competition足球football; soccer跑步to run; to jog游泳to swim; swimming跳高high jump跳远long jump武术martial arts功夫kung fu; skill训练to train; training教练coach选手contestant; athlete队员team member球迷(sports) fan世界杯World Cup

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