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duì

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Usages of duì

我wǒ　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　跑步pǎobù，　但是dànshì　觉得juéde　做zuò　一点儿yìdiǎnr　运动yùndòng　对duì　健康jiànkāng　很hěn　好hǎo。wǒ bú tài xǐhuan pǎobù, dànshì juéde zuò yìdiǎnr yùndòng duì jiànkāng hěn hǎo.
I don’t really like running, but I think doing a bit of exercise is very good for health.
妈妈māma　对duì　我wǒ　的de　健康jiànkāng　很hěn　关心guānxīn。māma duì wǒ de jiànkāng hěn guānxīn.
My mom really cares about my health.
这zhè　家jiā　超市chāoshì　可kě以yǐ　用yòng　现金xiànjīn，　也yě　可kě以yǐ　刷卡shuākǎ，　对duì　父母fùmǔ　也yě　很hěn　方便fāngbiàn。zhè jiā chāoshì kěyǐ yòng xiànjīn, yě kěyǐ shuākǎ, duì fùmǔ yě hěn fāngbiàn.
At this supermarket you can pay in cash or by card; it’s very convenient for my parents.
她tā　笑xiào　着zhe　说shuō，　在zài　家jiā　一直yìzhí　玩wán　游戏yóuxì　的de　时候shíhou，　常常chángcháng　会huì　忘记wàngjì　时间shíjiān；　在zài　公园gōngyuán　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú　不但bùdàn　对duì　健康jiànkāng　好hǎo，　而且érqiě　可以kěyǐ　提高tígāo　信心xìnxīn。tā xiào zhe shuō, zài jiā yìzhí wán yóuxì de shíhou, chángcháng huì wàngjì shíjiān; zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú bùdàn duì jiànkāng hǎo, érqiě kěyǐ tígāo xìnxīn.
She said with a smile that when she keeps playing games at home she often forgets the time; playing basketball in the park is not only good for her health, but can also increase her confidence.
她tā　从来cónglái　不bù　吃chī　很hěn　辣là　的de　菜cài，　觉jué得de　对duì　肚子dùzi　不bù　好hǎo。tā cónglái bù chī hěn là de cài, juéde duì dùzi bù hǎo.
She never eats very spicy food and feels it’s not good for her stomach.
他Tā　家jiā　的de　经济jīngjì　不bú　太tài　好hǎo，　学费xuéfèi　对duì　他们tāmen　来说láishuō　是shì　一yì　个gè　大dà　问题wèntí。Tā jiā de jīngjì bú tài hǎo, xuéfèi duì tāmen láishuō shì yì gè dà wèntí.
His family’s finances aren’t very good; tuition is a big problem for them.
对duì　我wǒ　来说láishuō，　学xué　中文zhōngwén　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi。duì wǒ láishuō, xué zhōngwén hěn yǒuyìsi.
For me, learning Chinese is very interesting.
这次zhècì　比赛bǐsài　的de　成功chénggōng　对duì　他tā　来说láishuō　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。zhècì bǐsài de chénggōng duì tā láishuō hěn zhòngyào.
The success of this competition is very important to him.
对duì　父母fùmǔ　来说láishuō，　我wǒ　的de　健康jiànkāng　比bǐ　成绩chéngjì　更gèng　重要zhòngyào。duì fùmǔ láishuō, wǒ de jiànkāng bǐ chéngjì gèng zhòngyào.
For my parents, my health is more important than my grades.
对duì　他tā　来lái说shuō，　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù　比bǐ　在zài　家jiā　上网shàngwǎng　更gèng　放松fàngsōng。duì tā láishuō, zài gōngyuán sànbù bǐ zài jiā shàngwǎng gèng fàngsōng.
For him, taking a walk in the park is more relaxing than going online at home.
学校xuéxiào　对duì　作业zuòyè　的de　标准biāozhǔn　是shì，　每天měitiān　至少zhìshǎo　写xiě　三sān　个gè　句子jùzi。xuéxiào duì zuòyè de biāozhǔn shì, měitiān zhìshǎo xiě sān gè jùzi.
The school’s standard for homework is to write at least three sentences every day.
他tā　觉得juéde　回收huíshōu　塑料sùliào　对duì　环境huánjìng　保护bǎohù　很hěn　重要zhòngyào。tā juéde huíshōu sùliào duì huánjìng bǎohù hěn zhòngyào.
He thinks recycling plastic is very important for environmental protection.

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