相等

xiāngděng

adjective HSK 5 #25,897

Meanings

Mutually equal - equivalent to each other.

HSK 2

机会不是人人相等的。

Jīhuì búshì rénrén xiāngděng de.

Opportunities are not equal for everyone.

HSK 2

这两个数相等吗？

Zhè liǎng gè shù xiāngděng ma?

Are these two numbers equal?

HSK 5

两边的长度相等。

Liǎngbiān de chángdù xiāngděng.

The lengths of both sides are equal.

usage

相等 emphasizes two things being equal to each other. For 'equality' as a social concept, use 平等.

usage

相当 means 'equivalent; quite/rather' - different from 相等. 相当好 = 'quite good.'

相 xiāng

等 děng