New Members juelk Posted April 13, 2023 at 04:29 PM New Members Report Share Posted April 13, 2023 at 04:29 PM Hello, I've got a question; what does 对 mean in the phrase 对太极拳？ I understand what 太极拳 means but why 对? Is it a verb there or something? Thank you for all the possible replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 14, 2023 at 12:47 AM Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 at 12:47 AM Bit random out of context but most likely in the sense of "about, regarding, towards", e.g. 他對太極拳不感興趣 "he is not interested in taichi" structured as he - towards taichi - has no interest. Would that fit with the context you took it from? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members juelk Posted April 14, 2023 at 07:32 PM Author New Members Report Share Posted April 14, 2023 at 07:32 PM Oh, I'm sorry, the sentence is: 我的爱好很多， 对太极拳， 书法， 中国画 （。。。）then he's just listing his other hobbies. Then it would mean something like he has interest towards taichi? I just found it weird that dui is connected with taichi but not with the other hobbies so I thought it was just something connected to taichi only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 15, 2023 at 09:20 AM Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 at 09:20 AM It is connected with the other hobbies, it covers the whole list, just like in English if you say "I am interested in taichi, calligraphy and traditional paintings" the "in" is assumed for all the things listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members juelk Posted April 15, 2023 at 11:35 AM Author New Members Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 at 11:35 AM Okay, thank you a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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