相当
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
相当 (xiāngdāng) · quite
相当 (xiāngdāng) means “quite; fairly; equivalent to”. It is written with 2 characters: 相 (mutual) + 当 (to be). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 相当 is built
The characters
相 xiāng · mutual
What 相 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
当 dāng · to be
What 当 is made of
- ⺌ — structural part
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Example sentences
这个问题相当难。Zhège wèntí xiāngdāng nán.This question is quite difficult.
一公斤相当于两斤。Yī gōngjīn xiāngdāng yú liǎng jīn.One kilogram equals two jin.
Questions about 相当
What does 相当 mean?
相当 (xiāngdāng) means “quite; fairly; equivalent to”.
How do you pronounce 相当?
相当 is pronounced xiāngdāng.
Which HSK level is 相当?
相当 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 相同xiāngtóngidentical
- 相信xiāngxìnto believe
- 相机xiàngjīcamera
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 互相hùxiāngeach other
- 相比xiāngbǐto compare
- 相关xiāngguānrelated
- 相互xiānghùeach other
- 相似xiāngsìsimilar
- 相处xiāngchǔto get along (with sb)
Learn 相当 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.