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相当

xiāng dāng
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. equivalent to
  2. 2. appropriate
  3. 3. considerably
  4. 4. to a certain extent
  5. 5. fairly
  6. 6. quite

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Word relationships

Related words

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合适
hé shì

suitable

相当 can mean 'appropriate', similar to 合适.
相等
xiāng děng

equal

相当 can mean 'equivalent to', related to 相等 (equal).

Usage notes

Collocations

When meaning 'quite' or 'fairly', 相当 is used before adjectives, e.g., 相当好 (quite good). It cannot be used with adjectives that already imply an absolute degree like 最好.

Common mistakes

相当 meaning 'equivalent to' is often used in the pattern A 相当于 B, not 相当 B. Avoid omitting 于.

Grammar

Guides that feature 相当

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HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 5+ 7 min
Degree Adverbs 过于, 相当, 极其, 格外, 较 and 可

Say “too”, “quite”, “extremely”, “especially” and “really” with the right register using 过于, 相当, 极其, 格外, 较 and spoken 可…了.

Reading: xiāng dāng Open guide

Example Sentences

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他的中文水平 相当 高。
His Chinese level is quite high.

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Words Containing 相当

相当于
xiāng dāng yú

equivalent to

旗鼓相当
qí gǔ xiāng dāng

lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched

相当于或大于
xiāng dāng yú huò dà yú

greater than or equal to ≥

Child Words of 相当

当
dāng

(onom.) dong

当
dàng

at or in the very same...

相
xiāng

each other

相
xiàng

appearance