# 对联 (duìlián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 对联 (duìlián) means “paired couplet (poetry)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: paired couplet (poetry)
- Pinyin: duìlián (dui4 lian2)
- Traditional: 對聯
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Measure word: 副、幅

## Examples

- 春节时家家户户都会贴对联。
  Chūnjié shí jiājiāhùhù dōu huì tiē duìlián.
  Every household puts up paired couplets during the Spring Festival.

## Characters

- [对](https://hanziro.com/word/dui-right/) (duì): right; correct
- 联 (lián): (poetry) antithetical couplet

https://hanziro.com/word/dui-lian-paired-couplet/

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