Definition
对口 is a separable verb (离合词) whose core meaning is that two things fit or match each other, especially in terms of qualifications, flavors, or vocational needs. You can split the syllables to add a complement or negative: 对不上口 ('don't match'), 对上了口 ('matched perfectly'). Common collocations include 专业对口 ('one's major matches the job') and 口味对口 ('flavor is just right'). In traditional performance, it also describes a duet-style act like 对口相声 (crosstalk between two performers).
v.o.
(of qualifications, skills, or profession) to matchto be suitable for one's training or specialty(of flavors) to suit one's tasteto go well together(of two performers) to speak or sing alternately in a coordinated wayduet-style
Examples
- 对口。Wǒ de zhuānyè hé zhège zhíwèi hěn duì kǒu.My major matches this position very well.
- 对口，。Zhège cài de wèidào hěn duì kǒu, wǒ tèbié xǐhuan.The flavor of this dish is just right — I really like it.
- ，。Tāmen liǎ shuō xiàngsheng, duì de shàng kǒu.The two of them perform crosstalk together — their cues match perfectly.
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