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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

配对 [pèiduì]
  1. 1. pair; match
    这两只手套不配对儿。
    These two gloves don't match (or aren't a pair).
    请你再给我找一只一模一样的花瓶,配成一对儿。
    Please find me another vase exactly like this one to make a pair.
  2. 2. [Spoken] (of animals) mate; pair
    现在正是鸽子配对的好时候。
    It's high time to pair (or mate) the doves.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

配对 [pèiduì]
  1. 1. 将一个事物与另一个事物组合在一起,配成一对
    两个世界冠军配对,参加混合双打
    这两只鞋不配对
  2. 2. 指(动物)交配。

Examples

成双配对
这两只鞋不配对
Horse and donkey chromosomes are unable to pair up.
马和驴的染色体不能配对
In monogamy, a single male pairs with a single female.
在一夫一妻制下,一个男性只能和一个女性配对

Word Decomposition


[pèi]
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