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后天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori
字典 diǎn Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本[ben3]
比较 jiào to compare / to contrast / comparatively / relatively / quite / comparison
ér and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
对比 duì to contrast / contrast / ratio / CL:個|个[ge4]
对照 duì zhào to contrast / to compare / to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) / to check
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then / (bound form) standard; norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate; to follow / classifier for written items
平民 píng mín ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged) / civilian (contrasted with the military)
反差 fǎn chā contrast; discrepancy
衬托 chèn tuō to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element
先天 xiān tiān embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4tian1]) / inborn; innate; natural
chèn (of garments) against the skin / to line / lining / to contrast with / to assist financially
kān (bound form) may; can / (bound form) to endure; to bear / (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2])
蓝海 lán hǎi (neologism) an unexplored, as yet uncontested market (contrasted with 紅海|红海[hong2 hai3])
(bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶[shu4])
gān (bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth)
rǎng (bound form) soil; earth / (literary) the earth (contrasted with heaven 天[tian1])
(literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair; palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
冰火 bīng huǒ fire and ice / combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements
hōng to bake / to heat by fire / to set off by contrast
三魂七魄 sān hún three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man
治本 zhì běn to tackle a problem at its root; to effect a permanent solution (contrasted with 治標|治标[zhi4biao1])
天渊之别 tiān yuān zhī bié a complete contrast / totally different
shù (bound form) ordinary; numerous / (bound form) pertaining to a concubine (contrasted with 嫡[di2])
红海 hóng hǎi (neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海|蓝海[lan2 hai3])


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