对象
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
对象 (duìxiàng) · boyfriend or girlfriend
对象 (duìxiàng) means “boyfriend or girlfriend; target; object”. It is written with 2 characters: 对 (right) + 象 (elephant). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 对象 is built
The characters
对 duì · right
What 对 is made of
- 又yòu — and
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: A pair 又 of hands 寸 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
象 xiàng · elephant
What 象 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 豕shǐ — pig
Origin hint: boar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你姐姐有对象了吗？Nǐ jiějie yǒu duìxiàng le ma?Does your older sister have a boyfriend?
我们的调查对象是大学生。Wǒmen de diàochá duìxiàng shì dàxuéshēng.The people in our survey are college students.
Questions about 对象
What does 对象 mean?
对象 (duìxiàng) means “boyfriend or girlfriend; target; object”.
How do you pronounce 对象?
对象 is pronounced duìxiàng.
Which HSK level is 对象?
对象 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 对话duìhuàdialogue
- 对面duìmiànopposite
- 对待duìdàito treat
- 对方duìfāngthe other side
- 对手duìshǒuopponent
- 反对fǎnduìto oppose
- 绝对juéduìabsolutely
- 面对miànduìto face
Learn 对象 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.