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对峙

对峙 (duì zhì): Standoff / Confrontation (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

对峙 consists of 2 characters.

to stand tall; to tower

Word Info

Pinyinduì zhì

MeaningStandoff / Confrontation

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word对峙

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3.

How to Use 对峙 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 对峙 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith陷入

xiàn陷

rù入

duì对

zhì峙

neutral

fall into a confrontation

Adjective + Verbwith紧张

jǐn紧

zhāng张

duì对

zhì峙

Subject + Verbwith双方

shuāng双

fāng方

duì对

zhì峙

Adverb + Verbwith长期

cháng长

qī期

duì对

zhì峙

4.

Example Sentences with 对峙

liǎng两

gè个

xiǎo小

péng朋

yǒu友

zài在

gōng公

yuán

neutral

tense confrontation

neutral

both sides confront each other

formal

Written

long-term standoff

园

lǐ里

duì对

zhì峙

。

Two children are facing off in the park.

tán谈

pàn判

zhuō桌

shàng上

，

shuāng双

fāng方

dài代

biǎo表

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

màn漫

cháng长

de的

duì对

zhì峙

。

At the negotiating table, representatives from both sides fell into a prolonged standoff.

nán难

dào道

wǒ我

men们

fēi非

yào要

tōng通

guò过

zhè这

zhǒng种

wú无

wèi谓

de的

duì对

zhì峙

lái来

jiě解

jué决

wèn问

tí题

ma吗

？

Do we really have to resolve the issue through this meaningless confrontation?

jǐng警

chá察

hé和

kàng抗

yì议

zhě者

zài在

jiē街

shàng上

duì对

zhì峙

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

。

The police and protesters faced off on the street for a long time.

tā他

men们

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

xuǎn选

zé择

wǔ武

lì力

duì对

zhì峙

，

ér而

shì是

zhǎn展

kāi开

le了

duì对

huà话

。

They did not choose a military confrontation but instead initiated a dialogue.

yóu由

yú于

yì意

jiàn见

fēn分

qí歧

，

huì会

yì议

yí一

dù度

yǎn演

biàn变

chéng成

jī激

liè烈

de的

duì对

zhì峙

。

Due to differing opinions, the meeting once escalated into an intense standoff.

liǎng两

guó国

jūn军

duì队

zài在

biān边

jìng境

dì地

qū区

duì对

zhì峙

，

jú局

shì势

fēi非

cháng常

jǐn紧

zhāng张

。

The armies of the two countries are in a standoff in the border area, and the situation is very tense.

zài在

jiā家

tíng庭

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

fù父

zǐ子

liǎ俩

yīn因

wèi为

zhí职

yè业

xuǎn选

zé择

ér而

jǐn紧

zhāng张

duì对

zhì峙

。

At the family meeting, the father and son were in a tense standoff over career choices.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 对峙.

Words with 对

对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
反对fǎn duìHSK 4
对于duì yúHSK 4
对话duì huàHSK 4
对面duì miànHSK 4
对待duì dàiHSK 5
对手duì shǒuHSK 5
对方duì fāngHSK 5