How to say “the other party” in Chinese

对方
duìfāng

the other party

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Sports and wrap-up”

“The other party” in Chinese is 对方, duì fāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

对方 is read duì fāng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

duì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
fāng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

对
duì — correct; toward
方
fāng — square; side

It hints at the sound in 房 and 放. In 地方 it is read with the neutral tone: fang.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “对方”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 对方. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我们对方案进行了讨论。wǒmenduìfāng’ànjìnxíngletǎolùnWe held a discussion of the plan.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “the other party” in Chinese?

“The other party” in Chinese is 对方, pinyin duìfāng.

What does 对方 mean?

对方 (duìfāng) means “the other party”.

How do you write 对方?

对方 is 2 characters: 对 (duì) — correct; toward; 方 (fāng) — square; side. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 对方?

对方 is read duìfāng. Tones: duì — fourth tone, fāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“the other party” in the lesson “Through hard work to victory”

This word is from the topic “Sports and wrap-up” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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