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  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">对</span> (<span class="pinyin">duì</span>) and <span class="hanzi">对于</span> (<span class="pinyin">duìyú</span>) 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 <span class="hanzi">对</span> and <span class="hanzi">对于</span> 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 <span class="hanzi">对</span> is just the simplification of <span class="hanzi">对于</span>!</p>

  <h2>Contents</h2>

  <ol>
    <li>Structure<br/></li>

    <li>Examples<br/></li>

    <li>See also<br/></li>

    <li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>

    <ol>
      <li>Books<br/></li>
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  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

  <div>
    <div class="deux">
      <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">对／对于 + 动作对象</span> + Verb
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  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

  <p>The example sentence pairs below mean the same thing.</p>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">对于 这 种 事情，你 有 什么 看法？</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">对 这 种 事情，你 有 什么 看法？</span><br/><span> As for this kind of thing, what's your perspective?</span></li>
    </ul>

    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">我 对于 上海 从来 没 喜欢 过 也 没 讨厌 过。</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 对 上海 从来 没 喜欢 过 也 没 讨厌 过。</span><br/><span> I've never liked or disliked Shanghai.</span></li>
    </ul>
  </div>

  <h2 id="对-can-be-placed-in-more-parts-of-the-sentence"><span class="hanzist">对</span> can be placed in more parts of the sentence</h2>

  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">对</span> can be placed before the subject, after the subject, or after the adverb. <span class="hanzi">对于</span> in the middle of a sentence can only be placed after the adverb.</p>

  <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">对 这 个 问题，我们 都 很 感兴趣。</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">对于 这 个 问题，我们 都 很 感兴趣。</span></li>
    </ul>

    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">我们 对 这 个 问题 都 很 感兴趣。</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我们 对于 这 个 问题 都 很 感兴趣。</span></li>
    </ul>

    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">我们 都 对 这 个 问题 很 感兴趣。</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我们 都 对于 这 个 问题 很 感兴趣。</span></li>
    </ul>
  </div>

  <p>All of the above examples mean "<b>We are all interested in this problem.</b>"</p>

  <h2 id="对-can-be-used-as-a-verb"><span class="hanzist">对</span> can be used as a verb</h2>

  <h3 id="as-a-verb-meaning-direction">As a verb meaning "direction"</h3>

  <p>When <span class="hanzi">对</span> is used as a verb, it expresses the meaning of direction or purpose. It is often used in a verb phrase, like <span class="hanzi">对着, 对上, 对不上</span>.</p>

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    <div class="deux">
      Subj. + <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">对着／对上／对不上</span>
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  <h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">枪口 不 要 对着 人。</span><br/><span> Don't point the gun at people.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 喜欢 对着 镜子 笑。</span><br/><span> I like to laugh at the mirror.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这 两 本 账 对不上。</span><br/><span> These two accounts don't match up.</span></li>
    </ul>
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  <h3 id="as-a-verb-meaning-to-treat">As a verb meaning "to treat"</h3>

  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">对</span> as a verb can also mean to <span class="hanzi">对待</span>, meaning "<b>to treat</b>." When the verb is like this, <span class="hanzi">对</span> can be used for people or abstract things.</p>

  <div>
    <div class="deux">
      A + <span class="hanzist">对</span> + B + Adj.
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  <h3 id="examples-3">Examples</h3>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">我 的 男 朋友 对 我 很 好。</span><br/><span> My boyfriend treats me very well.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他 对 工作 很 认真。</span><br/><span> 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="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">我们都对于这个问题很感兴趣。</span><br/></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我们都对这个问题很感兴趣。</span><br/></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他 对于 工作 很 认真。</span><br/></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他 对 工作 很 认真。</span><br/></li>
    </ul>
  </div>

  <h2 id="example-dialog">Example Dialog</h2>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li>A: <span class="hanzi">对于 这 件 事，你 怎么 看？</span><br/><span> What do you think about this?</span></li>

      <li>B: <span class="hanzi">我 对 她 很 了解，她 不 会 这么 做 的。</span><br/><span> 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><span class="hanzi">对外汉语教学语法释疑201例</span> (<span class="hanzi">对</span> vs <span class="hanzi">对于</span> p.204)</li>

    <li><span class="hanzi">卓越汉语－公司实战篇</span> (p. 134)</li>
  </ul>

  <h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3>

  <ul>
    <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语词典（第5版）</span> (<span class="hanzi">对</span> p.343, <span class="hanzi">对于</span> p.344)</li>
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