相当

相當

xiāngdāng

adverb HSK 3 #1,232

Meanings

1 considerably; fairly; quite
2 equivalent to; corresponding to

Characters

to equal; to match

Examples

这道题相当难。

Zhè dào tí xiāngdāng nán.

This question is quite difficult.

他的中文水平相当高。

Tā de Zhōngwén shuǐpíng xiāngdāng gāo.

His Chinese level is considerably high.

一美元相当于七块钱。

Yī Měiyuán xiāngdāngyú qī kuài qián.

One US dollar is equivalent to seven yuan.

Tips

grammar

相当于 (xiāngdāng yú) means 'equivalent to' — 相当 alone as an adverb means 'quite/fairly': 相当好 'quite good.'

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

当 dāng