对称 duìchèn symmetry
symmetry; symmetrical
How to remember 对称: 对 correct + 称 balanced = symmetry.
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How it is used
- Symmetry / symmetrical (note reading duìchèn): 左右对称 (zuǒyòu duìchèn) bilaterally symmetrical, 不对称 (asymmetric).
- Design, math, and biology contexts; describes balanced correspondence of two halves.
- 信息不对称 (information asymmetry) is a common economics phrase.