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跟 vs 对 (with vs toward)
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With her, towards her
- Your sister talks about her best friend, who is always kind to everyone.
- I我always常with跟she / her她to chat聊天，she / her她for对每个person人all / both都very很cordial热情。 — "I often chat with her; she's warm towards everyone."
with跟 = with (doing something together)
- with跟 + person + verb = do it with someone, both taking part: with跟friend朋友to have a meal吃饭, with跟he他discuss商量, with跟teacher老师variant of 说说.
- with跟…same一样 compares: with跟you你same一样high高.
I我want to想with跟you你discuss商量briefly一下。
跟朋友吃饭 means both people take part.
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True. 跟 here means “with, together”: 跟朋友吃饭 means both people eat. 对 instead marks the target of an action or attitude.
for对 = towards (an attitude or effect)
- for对 + person / thing + attitude = towards, to: for对I我very很good好, for对music音乐interested感兴趣, for对the body身体has有benefits好处.
- The action or feeling is aimed one way, at the person or thing.
exercise运动for对the body身体has有benefits好处。
Complete: “Exercise is good for your health.” 运动____身体有好处。
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An effect towards something takes 对.
Two-way or one-way?
- Talking together (two-way): with跟he他to speak说话. Attitude towards him (one-way): for对he他very很polite客气.
- for对…variant of 说说 is possible ("say to"): he他for对I我variant of 说说…, but with跟…variant of 说说 is more common in speech.
“I want to discuss it with my parents.” Which fits? 我想____父母商量。
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Doing something together takes 跟.
for对…interested感兴趣, with跟…to have sth to do with有关
- Fixed with for对: for对…interested感兴趣, for对…satisfied满意, for对…to be responsible for负责.
- Fixed with with跟: with跟…has有variant of 关系关系, with跟…same一样, with跟…to marry结婚.
he他in对history历史very很interested感兴趣。
Match each phrase to the right preposition.
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Attitudes take 对; togetherness and comparison take 跟.
Recap
- with跟 = with (together, two-way): with跟he他discuss商量, with跟…same一样.
- for对 = towards (attitude, effect, one-way): for对he他very很good好, for对…interested感兴趣.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Comparing similar conjunctions.
Your sister talks about her best friend, who is always kind to everyone. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.