相当

xiāng dāng

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

Definitions

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

Word relationships

Related words

2 items

• 合适 hé shì 合适 hé shì suitable 相当 can mean 'appropriate', similar to 合适.: suitable
• 相等 xiāng děng 相等 xiāng děng equal 相当 can mean 'equivalent to', related to 相等 (equal).: 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.

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 相当于 xiāng dāng yú: equivalent to
• 旗鼓相当 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 相当于或大于 xiāng dāng yú huò dà yú: greater than or equal to ≥

Child Words of 相当

• 当 当 dāng: (onom.) dong
• 当 当 dàng: at or in the very same...
• 相 相 xiāng: each other
• 相 相 xiàng: appearance