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相当

xiāng dāng · xiang dang

Traditional 相當

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    这里(zhèlǐ)的(de)菜(cài)相当(xiāngdāng)不错(bùcuò)。

    The food here is pretty good.

  2. Liangliang

    相当(xiāngdāng)不错(bùcuò)是(shì)有多(yǒuduō)不错(bùcuò)？

    How good is quite good?

  3. Dengdeng

    比(bǐ)还可以(háikěyǐ)好(hǎo)，比(bǐ)太好了(tàihǎole)差(chà)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Better than okay, a bit worse than great.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)给(gěi)几分(jǐfēn)？

    So how many points out of ten?

  5. Dengdeng

    九分(jiǔfēn)。这个(zhège)分数(fēnshù)相当(xiāngdāng)高(gāo)了(le)！

    Nine. That's quite high!

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)要(yào)吃(chī)得(de)相当(xiāngdāng)饱(bǎo)。

    OK, then I'll eat until I'm quite full.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

到(dào)目(mù)前(qián)为(wéi)止(zhǐ)，我(wǒ)们(men)还(hái)是(shì)相(xiāng)当(dāng)成(chéng)功(gōng)的(de)。

So far we have been quite successful.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)相(xiāng)当(dāng)有(yǒu)自(zì)信(xìn)我(wǒ)能(néng)做(zuò)到(dào)这(zhè)一(yì)点(diǎn)。

I'm fairly confident I can do that.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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相
xiāng

each other; one another

当
dāng

to be; to act as

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