How to say 對

  • Traditional characters: 對
  • Pinyin (Taiwan standard): duì
  • Zhuyin (bopomofo): ㄉㄨㄟˋ
  • Meaning: right / correct

Hear it in a Taiwan accent:

對 in example sentences

Real lines from CiaoSpeak’s graded stories, each with pinyin, an English translation and Taiwan-accent audio.

等一下…今天！對！可以！

děng yí xià jīn tiān duì kě yǐ

Wait… today! Right! I can!

From the story 再說一次！ (Say It Again!)

對！旅行！可以嗎？

duì lǚ xíng kě yǐ ma

Yes! A trip! Can we?

From the story 假期！ (Vacation!)

對！我是學生！你是不是老師？

duì wǒ shì xué shēng nǐ shì bú shì lǎo shī

Yep, I'm a student! And you — are you a teacher?

From the story 你是老師嗎？ (Are You a Teacher?)

對！我上個月就訂房了。這是我的行李。老闆娘，可以入住嗎？

duì wǒ shàng ge yuè jiù dìng fáng le zhè shì wǒ de xíng lǐ lǎo bǎn niáng kě yǐ rù zhù ma

Yep! I booked last month. This is my luggage. Ma'am, can we check in?

From the story 訂錯了 (Booked Wrong)

對，而且要用中文講。我很緊張。

duì ér qiě yào yòng zhōng wén jiǎng wǒ hěn jǐn zhāng

Yes — and I have to give it in Chinese. I'm really nervous.

From the story 準備簡報 (Getting Ready for the Presentation)

Where 對 is taught

  • Unit level: TOCFL Novice 2 (CiaoSpeak’s placement, not the official TOCFL word list)
  • Unit: Everyday Phrases
  • Lesson: Agreeing & Disagreeing
  • Taught just before: 蛤？
  • Taught just after: 不對