对待

對待

duìdài

verb HSK 3 #1,761

Meanings

对 (toward) + 待 (treat) = to treat someone in a certain way

他对待每个人都很好。

Tā duìdài měi gè rén dōu hěn hǎo.

He treats everyone well.

我们要认真对待这个问题。

Wǒmen yào rènzhēn duìdài zhège wèntí.

We should take this problem seriously.

她对待工作很负责。

Tā duìdài gōngzuò hěn fùzé.

She treats her work very responsibly.

grammar

Pattern: 对待 + person/thing + adverb: 对待朋友要真诚 (treat friends sincerely). Compare with 对…来说 which means 'as for / from the perspective of.'

对 duì

待 dài