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<p>对 (duì) and 对于 (duìyú) maybe be confused by Chinese learners as
they advance into more complex grammar. This article will help in
distinguishing the the two!</p>
<h2 id="same-as-prep.">Same as prep.</h2>
<p>When 对 and 对于 are used as <a href="prepositions" class="uri"
title="wikilink">prepositions</a>, they are basically the same. As
a matter of fact, when used this way 对 is just the simplification
of 对于!</p>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>对／对于 + 动作对象 + Verb</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
<p>The example sentence pairs below mean the same thing.</p>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li><em>对于</em> 这 种 事情，你 有 什么 看法？</li>
<li><em>对</em> 这 种 事情，你 有 什么 看法？<span class="trans">As for this
kind of thing, what's your perspective?</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>我 <em>对于</em> 上海 从来 没 喜欢 过 也 没 讨厌 过。</li>
<li>我 <em>对</em> 上海 从来 没 喜欢 过 也 没 讨厌 过。<span class="trans">I've
never liked or disliked Shanghai.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="对-can-be-placed-in-more-parts-of-the-sentence">对 can be
placed in more parts of the sentence</h2>
<p>对 can be placed before the subject, after the subject, or after
the adverb. 对于 in the middle of a sentence can only be placed after
the adverb.</p>
<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li><em>对</em> 这 个 问题，<strong>我们</strong> 都 很 感兴趣。</li>
<li><em>对于</em> 这 个 问题，<strong>我们</strong> 都 很 感兴趣。</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>我们</strong> <em>对</em> 这 个 问题 都 很 感兴趣。</li>
<li><strong>我们</strong> <em>对于</em> 这 个 问题 都 很 感兴趣。</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>我们 <strong>都</strong> <em>对</em> 这 个 问题 很 感兴趣。</li>
<li>我们 <strong>都</strong> <em>对于</em> 这 个 问题 很 感兴趣。</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p>All of the above examples mean "We are all interested in this
problem."</p>
<h2 id="对-can-be-used-as-a-verb">对 can be used as a verb</h2>
<h3 id="as-a-verb-meaning-direction">As a verb meaning
"direction"</h3>
<p>When 对 is used as a verb, it expresses the meaning of direction
or purpose. It is often used in a verb phrase, like 对着, 对上,
对不上.</p>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>Subj. + 对着／对上／对不上</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>枪口 不 要 <em>对着</em> 人。<span class="trans">Don't point the gun at
people.</span></li>
<li>我 喜欢 <em>对着</em> 镜子 笑。<span class="trans">I like to laugh at
the mirror.</span></li>
<li>这 两 本 账 <em>对不上</em>。<span class="trans">These two accounts
don't match up.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h3 id="as-a-verb-meaning-to-treat">As a verb meaning "to
treat"</h3>
<p>对 as a verb can also mean to 对待, meaning "to treat." When the
verb is like this, 对 can be used for people or abstract things.</p>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>A + 对 + B + Adj.</p>
</div>
<h3 id="examples-3">Examples</h3>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>我 的 男 朋友 <em>对</em> 我 很 好。<span class="trans">My boyfriend
treats me very well.</span></li>
<li>他 <em>对</em> 工作 很 认真。<span class="trans">He treats his work
very seriously.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="examples-of-right-and-wrong-sentences">Examples of right
and wrong sentences</h2>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>我们都<em>对于</em>这个问题很感兴趣。</li>
<li>我们都<em>对</em>这个问题很感兴趣。</li>
<li>他 <em>对于</em> 工作 很 认真。</li>
<li>他 <em>对</em> 工作 很 认真。</li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="example-dialog">Example Dialog</h2>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>A: <em>对于</em> 这 件 事，你 怎么 看？<span class="trans">What do you
think about this?</span></li>
<li>B: 我 <em>对</em> 她 很 了解，她 不 会 这么 做 的。<span class="trans">I
understand her completely. She can't do it like this.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"%E5%AF%B9%E5%A4%96%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E6%95%99%E5%AD%A6%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E9%87%8A%E7%96%91201%E4%BE%8B"
class="uri" title="wikilink">对外汉语教学语法释疑201例</a> (对 vs 对于 p.204)
<a href=
"http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345693275&amp;sr=8-1">
→buy</a></li>
<li><a href=
"%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%EF%BC%8D%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87"
class="uri" title="wikilink">卓越汉语－公司实战篇</a> (p. 134) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.cn/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD-%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87-%E8%83%A1%E7%81%B5%E5%9D%87/dp/B003QZWQ6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1347863170&amp;sr=8-1">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC5%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89"
class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语词典（第5版）</a> (对 p.343, 对于 p.344)
<a href=
"http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345693609&amp;sr=8-1">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
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