相当
xiāngdāngTraditional: 相當
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Translation
quite, fairly, to be equivalent to
Word origin
A compound of 相 (xiāng, mutually) and 当 (dāng, to match, to be equal), originally to be equivalent, and by extension fairly or quite. The simplified 当 derives from 當.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 相 (xiāng, mutually) + 当 (dāng, to match)
Stroke order
相
当
Examples
菜。
This dish is quite tasty.
。
His Chinese is rather good.
。
This job is fairly hard.
。
The two are of equal standard.
。
This price is quite reasonable.
相当 (xiāng dāng) means quite or fairly as an adverb, and to be equivalent to as a verb. It is used to grade a quality or to compare two things as equal.
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