对白 (duìbái) · dialogue (in a movie, play, etc.)

Measure Word

一段对白 duàn

Meanings

1 dialogue (in a movie, play, etc.)
2 lines (of a script)

Characters

对

duì

to face; opposite; dialogue

白

bái

to speak (in opera/theater)

Examples

HSK 5

这部电影的对白非常经典。

Zhè bù diànyǐng de duìbái fēicháng jīngdiǎn.

The dialogue in this movie is very classic.

HSK 6

演员们正在排练对白。

Yǎnyuánmen zhèngzài páiliàn duìbái.

The actors are rehearsing their lines.

Tips

usage

对白 refers specifically to dialogue in scripts, films, or plays. For everyday conversation, use 对话.

history

白 in 对白 comes from traditional Chinese opera, where 白 (spoken parts) contrasted with 唱 (sung parts).

Stroke Order

对 duì

白 bái

Related Words

对付 duìfu HSK 7-9 #1,431

to deal with / to handle / to cope with / to make do

坦白 tǎnbái HSK 7-9 #2,160

frank; candid; honest / to confess; to come clean (verb)

空白 kòngbái HSK 7-9 #5,994

blank space / gap / void

对弈 duìyì HSK 7-9 #40,361

to play chess (against an opponent) / to play a board game against each other

苍白 cāngbái HSK 7-9 #7,695

pale; pallid; wan / feeble; weak (of arguments, explanations)

对策 duìcè HSK 7-9 #12,831

countermeasure / strategy to deal with a problem

对话 duìhuà HSK 3 #3,080

dialogue / conversation

对峙 duìzhì HSK 7-9 #13,205

to stand facing each other; to confront / to be locked in a standoff

核对 héduì HSK 7-9 #9,740

to verify / to check against / to cross-check

南美白对虾 nánměibáiduìxiā

Pacific white shrimp / whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)