相對

See also: 相对 and 相対

Chinese
 
each other; appearance; portrait
each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
 
couple; pair; to be opposite
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

Synonyms

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

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (相對):

Japanese
Kanji in this term
相 對
あい
Grade: 3		 たい
Hyōgaiji
yutōyomi
Kanji in this term
相 對
そう
Grade: 3		 たい
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 相對 – see the following entry.
【相対あいたい】
[adjective] confrontation, head-to-head
[verb] to confront, face
【相対そうたい】
[noun] relativity
[verb] to be relative
(This term, 相對, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean
Hanja in this term
相對

Noun

相對 • (sangdae) (hangeul 상대)

  1. Hanja form? of 상대 (“facing or confronting”).
  2. Hanja form? of 상대 (“partner or interlocutor”).
  3. Hanja form? of 상대 (“opponent or adversary”).

Derived terms
  • 상대국 (相對國, sangdaeguk)
  • 상대론 (相對論, sangdaeron)
  • 상대방 (相對方, sangdaebang)
  • 상대성 (相對性, sangdaeseong)
  • 상대어 (相對語, sangdaeeo)
  • 상대자 (相對者, sangdaeja)
  • 상대적 (相對的, sangdaejeok)
  • 상대주의 (相對主義, sangdaejuui)
  • 상대편 (相對便, sangdaepyeon)

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
相對

Adjective

相對

  1. chữ Hán form of tương đối (“relative”).

Adverb

相對

  1. chữ Hán form of tương đối (“relatively”).
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