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right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair
HSK 1
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down; to disappoint
HSK 1
incorrect / wrong / amiss / abnormal / queer
HSK 1
to talk (with sb) / dialogue; conversation
HSK 2
(sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face
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target; object / partner; boyfriend; girlfriend / CL: 個|个
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to face; to confront
HSK 3
opponent / rival / competitor / (well-matched) adversary / match
HSK 3
to treat / treatment
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the other person; the other side; the other party
HSK 3
to oppose; to be against; to object to
HSK 3
absolute; unconditional
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regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
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to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
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to handle; to deal with; to tackle / to get by with; to make do / (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb)
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to contrast / contrast / ratio / CL: 個|个
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to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
HSK 5
to oppose / to set sth against / to be antagonistic to / antithetical / relative opposite / opposing / diametrical
HSK 5
face to face
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to withstand / to resist / to stand off / antagonism / confrontation
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external / foreign / pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
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to answer; to reply / to handle; to deal with / response
HSK 6
relatively speaking / comparatively speaking
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to contrast / to compare / to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) / to check
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(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other / (fig.) to confront each other
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relatively / opposite / to resist / to oppose / relative / vis-a-vis / counterpart
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countermeasure for dealing with a situation
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symmetry / symmetrical
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rhyming couplet / pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway / CL: ,
HSK 7-9
to aim at / to target / to point at / to be directed at / registration / alignment (mechanical engineering)
HSK 7-9
to check / to verify / to audit / to examine
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to play go, chess etc
HSK 7-9
dialogue (in a movie or a play)
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not to let sb down / to treat sb fairly / be worthy of
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the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
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to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat / measure for measure
HSK 7-9
to set oneself against / to oppose / to make a pair
HSK 7-9
proper
couplet
ground-to-air missile
object oriented language
to scrutinize / to examine / to check
proofreader / to proofread / to calibrate
to confront / to face the enemy
pair of aces (in dominoes) / double one
contrast (balance of black and white in TV screen setup) / degree of contrast
reserved seat; assigned seat
duel / match / competition between paired opponents (e.g. sporting)
to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal)
to form a pair
the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales
theory of relativity
to be ashamed to face (sb) / to feel bad about having failed (sb)
(thermodynamics) reduced temperature (used to compare fluids at different temperatures relative to their critical points)
Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ...
to disagree / I can't agree with that.
to attack (one another)
(geometry) a diagonal
to pair up / to match up / to form a pair (e.g. to marry) / to mate / matched pair
to focus (a camera)
comparison / to verify by comparing
to set or synchronize a watch
couple; pair
(botany) opposite leaf arrangement / paired leaf arrangement
(loanword) party
to align / (typography) to justify
to sell at a 50% discount / to fold in two
to join up / to dock / a joint (between components)
not in good condition / wrong / fishy
(a return) equal to the capital / 100 percent profit
pair of antithetical phrases / antithetical couplet
hostile / enemy (factions) / combative
dialog box (computing)
intercom / walkie-talkie
running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc)
(of armies) to face each other, ready for battle / (sports) (of two teams) to play against each other
partner (in four person game) / family of proposed marriage partner
arch-enemy / sworn enemy
focus / direction / purpose / relevance
equal status / equal treatment / parity (under the law) / equity / reciprocity
internal / national / domestic (policy)
to seek a marriage partner / looking for a mate
opposite angle
enemy (idiom); opponent / arch-enemy
in duet / answering phrase / antiphonal answer
to lip-sync
suitable / to one's liking
counterpoint (in music etc) / to align / alignment
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps
dual / duality / antithesis / coupled phrases (as rhetorical device) / spouse
to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc)
opposite / antonym / the opposite side (in a conflict)
to take one's seat according to the ticket number / (fig.) to put (things or people) in their right place / to take a general comment as a personal attack
correct / normal / to be on good terms with / on the right track / right
(longstanding) opponent / enemy / inimical / adversary / opponent
opposing sides (in chess etc) / position (of opposing forces)
buttoned Chinese jacket
sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
to squint / to one's liking
to confront (in court etc) / confrontation

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