How is 相当 pronounced?

相当 is pronounced “xiāng dāng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 相当?

相当 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

HSK 5adverbverb

相当

Traditional: 相當

xiāng dāng

相当 (xiāng dāng) means “equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese word (traditional 相當) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How to write 相当

Practice each character:

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Example

这次考试的难度相当大，很多学生都没能及格。

Zhè cì kǎoshì de nándù xiāngdāng dà, hěn duō xuésheng dōu méi néng jígé.

The difficulty of this exam was quite high, many students failed to pass.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 相当 mean?: 相当 (xiāng dāng) means “equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 相当 pronounced?: 相当 is pronounced “xiāng dāng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 相当?: 相当 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Updated: 2026-05-27