opposite; across (the street etc) · directly in front of one; up ahead · face to face

duì miàn

d+uì·4th tonem+iàn·4th tone

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The garden is in front of the house.

花园在房子对面。

Coming face to face with a dinosaur was a funny experience.

和一只恐龙面对面是一段有趣的经历。

Those fated to meet will do so regardless of distance. Those not fated will not, even if they are across from one another.

有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相逢。

Tom's mother is a nurse at the hospital that's across the street from where Mary lives.

汤姆的妈妈是一名护士，她所在的医院就在玛丽住的那条街的对面。

There is a cottage beyond the bridge.

桥对面有一间小屋。

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