Usage note
对面用于描述两个事物或位置处于相对的位置。
duìmiàn yòng wù miáo shū liǎng gè shì wù huò zhì chǔ relative de wèi zhi.
对面 is used to describe two things or positions that are opposite to each other.
Context note
这个词常用于描述街道、房间或任何两个相对的位置。
zhè gè cí cháng yòng wù miáo jiē duàn, fáng jiān huò rèng yǐng èr gè duì bàng de wèi zhi.
This word is commonly used to describe streets, rooms, or any two opposite positions.
5 examples
我家对面是一家书店。
wǒ jiā duì miàn shì yì jiā shū diàn。
There's a bookstore across from my house.
他们住在对面的楼上。
tā men zhù zài duì miàn de lóu shàng。
They live on the floor above us opposite.
公园大门在街道对面。
gōng yuán dà mén zài jiē dào duì miàn。
The park gate is on the other side of the street.
他站在教室的对面。
tā zhàn zài jiào shì de duì miàn。
He stands opposite the classroom.
电影院和商场就在马路对面。
diàn yǐng yuàn hé shāng chǎng jiù zài mǎ lù duì miàn。
The cinema and mall are right across the road.
5 mini stories
小明家住在一条街上，他的学校就在对面的另一条街上。
xiǎo míng jiā zhù zài yì tiáo jiē shàng， tā de xué xiào jiù zài duì miàn de lìng yì tiáo jiē shàng。
Xiaoming's family lives on a street, and his school is on the opposite side of another street.
妈妈在厨房里做饭，爸爸坐在客厅对面的沙发上读报纸。
mā ma zài chú fáng lǐ zuò fàn， bà ba zuò zài kè tīng duì miàn de shā fā shàng dú bào zhǐ。
Mom is cooking in the kitchen, while dad reads the newspaper on the sofa across from the living room.
小红和她的朋友约好在学校门口见面，但是她走错了方向，在学校大门对面等了好久才找到正确的入口。
xiǎo hóng hé tā de péng yǒu yuē hǎo zài xué xiào mén kǒu jiàn miàn， dàn shì tā zǒu cuò le fāng xiàng， zài xué xiào dà mén duì miàn děng le hǎo jiǔ cái zhǎo dào zhèng què de rù kǒu。
Xiaohong and her friend agreed to meet at the school gate, but she went in the wrong direction. She waited for a long time opposite the main entrance before finding the correct entry.
小华的房间在客厅对面，所以他经常从那里听到妈妈和爸爸说话的声音。
xiǎo huá de fáng jiān zài kè tīng duì miàn， suǒ yǐ tā jīng cháng cóng nà lǐ tīng dào mā ma hé bà ba shuō huà de shēng yīn。
Xiaohua's room is across from the living room, so he often hears his parents talking from there.
公园里的游乐设施都在大门对面的一排建筑物里。
gōng yuán lǐ de yóu lè shè shī dōu zài dà mén duì miàn de yì pái jiàn zhù wù lǐ。
All the amusement facilities in the park are located in a row of buildings opposite the main entrance.
Mini dialogue
过马路
A
超市在对面吗？
Chāoshì zài duìmiàn ma?
Is the supermarket on the opposite side?
B
对，就在马路对面。
Duì, jiù zài mǎlù duìmiàn.
Yes, just across the street.
教室座位
A
我的对面坐着谁？
Wǒ de duìmiàn zuò zhe shéi?
Who is sitting opposite me?
B
你的对面是小明。
Nǐ de duìmiàn shì Xiǎo Míng.
Opposite you is Xiao Ming.
Related words and contrasts
similar
前面
qiánmiàn
in front
对面 means directly opposite; 前面 means in front, not necessarily facing.
contrast
旁边
pángbiān
beside
对面 is across from you; 旁边 is next to you.