1. (law) absolute rights2. erga omnes rights
(geometry) axial symmetry
base pair (molecular biology)
one-to-one correspondence
(geometry) point symmetry
a match made in heaven; a perfect couple
1. comic crosstalk2. formalized comic dialogue between two stand-up comics: funny man 逗哏[dòu gén] and straight man 捧哏[pěng gén]
enantiomeric isomerism (chemistry)
(thermodynamics) reduced temperature (used to compare fluids at different temperatures relative to their critical points)
(psychology) contrastive association
对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín HSK 7–9 1. lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)2. fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience3. to cast pearls before swine4. caviar to the general+2 条 +3 条 1. anti-aircraft fire2. to shoot at enemy planes
able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
1. to take one's seat according to the ticket number2. (fig.) to put (things or people) in their right place3. to take a general comment as a personal attack
lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
1. to respond fluently2. to answer smartly
成双成对 成雙成對 chéng shuāng chéng duì 1. to form pairs2. to be in couples
1. irrelevant2. beside the point
1. to be evenly matched2. to meet one's match
the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales
1. unable to reply (idiom); left speechless2. at a loss for words
couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
absolute idea (in Hegel's philosophy)
(math.) natural logarithm
1. base pairing (e.g. adenine A 腺嘌呤 pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA)2. base pair
对外联络部 對外聯絡部 duì wài lián luò bù CCP central committee's external affairs department (i.e. Chinese communist party's foreign office)
针尖对麦芒 針尖對麥芒 zhēn jiān duì mài máng sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
对乙酰氨基酚 對乙酰氨基酚 duì yǐ xiān ān jī fēn 1. paracetamol2. acetaminophen
驴唇不对马嘴 驢唇不對馬嘴 lǘ chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ 1. (lit.) a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (saying)2. (fig.) wide of the mark; irrelevant; incongruous
横眉冷对千夫指 橫眉冷對千夫指 héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐ 1. to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)2. to treat with disdain3. to defy
对外经济贸易大学 對外經濟貿易大學 duì wài jīng jì mào yì dà xué University of International Business and Economics
成双作对 成雙作對 chéng shuāng zuò duì see 成双成对[chéng shuāng chéng duì]
牛头不对马嘴 牛頭不對馬嘴 niú tóu bù duì mǎ zuǐ see 驴唇不对马嘴[chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ]
1. to fit one into the other2. to bring two things into contact
1. pair of aces (in dominoes)2. double one
1. consideration (in exchange for shares)2. a quid pro quo
bayonet practice in pairs