How to say “quite” in Chinese
quite; correspond to
“Quite” in Chinese is 相当, xiāng dāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
相当 is read xiāng dāng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Two readings: xiāng in 相信, and xiàng, “appearance, photo”, in 相机 and 照相.
当然 — “it must be so”, that is, of course.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “相当”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 相当. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个城市相当大。zhègechéngshìxiāngdāngdàThis city is quite big.
- 这里的房租相当贵zhèlǐdefángzūxiāngdāngguìRent here is quite expensive.
- 他的汉语水平相当高tādeHànyǔshuǐpíngxiāngdānggāoHis level of Chinese is quite high.
- 专家检测了这条河的水，发现污染相当严重。zhuānjiājiǎncèlezhètiáohédeshuǐ,fāxiànwūrǎnxiāngdāngyánzhòngExperts tested the water of this river and found that the pollution is quite serious.
More words from the lesson “A big city”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “quite” in Chinese?
“Quite” in Chinese is 相当, pinyin xiāngdāng.
What does 相当 mean?
相当 (xiāngdāng) means “quite; correspond to”.
How do you write 相当?
相当 is 2 characters: 相 (xiāng) — mutually; appearance; 当 (dāng) — serve as; when. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 相当?
相当 is read xiāngdāng. Tones: xiāng — first tone, dāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“quite” in the lesson “A big city”
This word is from the topic “Size, strength, degree” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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