对立 duìlì to oppose
to oppose; to set something against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametrical
How to remember 对立: 对 correct + 立 to stand = to oppose.
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How it is used
- To be opposed / antagonistic - two sides set against each other: 对立面 (duìlìmiàn) the opposite side, 对立情绪 (antagonistic feelings), 二元对立 (binary opposition).
- Stronger and more mutually exclusive than 矛盾 (contradiction/friction); 对立 frames things as fundamentally opposed poles.
- Philosophy, politics, and social-conflict register.