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对面
Traditional Chinese
對面
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
duì miàn
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
deui3 min6
Short definition directly in front
Usage frequency Very common
Chinese synonyms Chinese Gratis iconChinese tools icon (Click icons, results will appear below)
 
All available English definitions across (the street)MDBG icon / to be face to faceMDBG icon / directly in frontMDBG icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: opposite
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: sameadso
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: opposite; right in fromt; face to face
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: opposite'
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有缘千里来相会( yǒu yuán qiān lǐ lái xiāng huì)
无缘(wú yuán) no connection
对面(duì miàn) directly in front
不相(bùxì)
(féng) to fawn upon

Those fated to meet will do so regardless of distance. Those not fated will not, even if they are across from one another.

汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
(dedì) of
妈妈(mā ma) mama
(shì) is
一名( yī míng)
护士(hùshì) nurse
(tā) she
所在(suǒ zài) place
(dedì) of
医院(yī yuàn) hospital
就在(jiùzài)
玛丽(mǎ lì) Mary or Marie (name)
住的(zhùde)
那条( nà tiáo)
(jiē) street
(dedì) of
对面(duì miàn) directly in front

Tom's mother is a nurse at the hospital that's across the street from where Mary lives.

他们(tā men) they
住在(zhù zài) to live in
(lù) kind
对面(duì miàn) directly in front

They live on the other side of the road.

花园(huā yuán) garden
(zài) (located) at
房子(fáng zi) room
对面(duì miàn) directly in front

The garden is in front of the house.

他们(tā men) they
住在(zhù zài) to live in
(hé) river
对面(duì miàn) directly in front

They live across the river.

(qiáo) bridge
对面(duì miàn) directly in front
(yǒu) some
一间(yījiān)
小屋(xiǎo wū) hut

There is a cottage beyond the bridge.

他的( tā de)
房子(fáng zi) room
(zài) (located) at
(jiē) street
对面(duì miàn) directly in front

His house is across the street.

他的( tā de)
房子(fáng zi) room
(zài) (located) at
我的( de) my
对面(duì miàn) directly in front

His house is across from mine.

我们( men) us
学校(xué xiào) school
(zài) (located) at
河的( hé de) riverine
对面(duì miàn) directly in front

Our school is across the river.

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