HSK 6 · Adjectives

相等 xiāngděng “equal” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 相等 means

  1. equal
  2. to be equal to
  3. equally
  4. equivalent

How to say 相等

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale相xiāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale等děng3rd tone, dipping

相等 in a sentence

  1. 这两个数相等。

    Zhè liǎng ge shù xiāngděng.

    These two numbers are equal.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 两个房间的面积相等。

    Liǎng ge fángjiān de miànjī xiāngděng.

    The two rooms are the same size.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 相等 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 相 (xiāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
相xiāngeach other
  • 木tree · mù
  • 目eye · mù

Memory aidAn eye 目 looking at a tree 木: to look at, and so “each other”.

The character 等 (děng) with each of its parts in a different colour
等děngto wait for; to await
  • ⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhú
  • 寺court · sì

How to write 相等

相 9 strokes · 等 12 strokes

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相等 (xiāngděng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 相等 (xiāngděng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 相等

Words with 相

相信xiāngxìn · to believe照相zhàoxiàng · to take a photo相机xiàngjī · camera照相机zhàoxiàngjī · camera相反xiāngfǎn · opposite相同xiāngtóng · the same互相hùxiāng · each other相处xiāngchǔ · to get along (with someone)相似xiāngsì · similar相当xiāngdāng · equivalent to

Words with 等

等děng · to wait等待děngdài · to wait等于děngyú · to equal平等píngděng · equal等候děnghòu · to wait等级děngjí · grade

More words: Adjectives

无微不至wúwēibúzhì · in every possible way无知wúzhī · ignorant狭隘xiá'ài · narrow-minded现成xiànchéng · ready-made响亮xiǎngliàng · loud and clear相应xiāngyìng · corresponding贤惠xiánhuì · virtuous先进xiānjìn · advanced

FAQs

相等 (xiāngděng) means “equal” or “to be equal to”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiāngděng: xiāng with a 1st tone, then děng with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 相等 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiangdeng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 相等 from the suggestions. Typing xiangdeng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
相等 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.