对子

對子

duìzi

noun #35,529

Meanings

1 pair (in card games)
2 antithetical couplet
3 matching pair

Characters

Examples

他发到一对对子,运气不错。

Tā fā dào yī duì duìzi, yùnqi bùcuò.

He was dealt a pair — not bad luck.

过年的时候,我们在门上贴对子。

Guònián de shíhou, wǒmen zài mén shàng tiē duìzi.

At New Year, we paste couplets on the door.

Tips

usage

Two senses sit side by side: in poker/麻将 a 对子 is a pair of identical cards or tiles; in traditional culture 对子 is short for 对联, the antithetical couplets pasted on doors at Spring Festival.

Stroke Order

对 duì

子 zǐ