相對

See also: 相对 and 相対

Chinese
 
each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
 
couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right
trad. (相對) 相 對
simp. (相对) 相 对

Etymology

Attestable in ancient pre-Qin texts. In the sense of "relativity", borrowed from Japanese 相對 (そうたい) (sōtai).

Pronunciation
Note: saⁿ-tùi/sio-tùi - "facing each other".

Verb

相對

  1. to square off; to face off; to face each other
  2. to resist; to oppose

Adjective

相對

  1. (attributive) relative (as opposed to absolute)

Antonyms

Adverb

相對

  1. comparatively; relatively; fairly; quite

Synonyms

Noun

相對

  1. relativity

Derived terms
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