对应 duìyìng to correspond (to)
to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
How to remember 对应: 对 correct + 应 should = to correspond (to).
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How it is used
- To correspond to / match up one-to-one: 一一对应 (yīyī duìyìng) to correspond exactly, 对应的英文 (the corresponding English).
- Stresses a structural pairing between two systems or sets (each item maps to a counterpart).
- Distinguish from 相应 (xiāngyìng, 'corresponding/accordingly' as adjustment); 对应 is about direct matching pairs. Math, translation, data contexts.