Chinese word

相当于

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiāng dāng yú

Meaning

  • verbamount to

Example

这个决定相当于放弃了我们的利益。zhè ge jué dìng xiāng dāng yú fàng qì le wǒ men de lì yì

This decision amounts to giving up our interests.

Illustration for 相当于 (amount to)

More examples

这项工作相当于两个人的劳动量。zhè xiàng gōng zuò xiāng dāng yú liǎng gè rén de láo dòng liàng

This work amounts to the workload of two people.

Core concept

Draws an equivalence line between two things, so that one counts as the other in value, nature, or outcome.

Common phrases

  • 相当于放弃xiāng dāng yú fàng qì

    amount to giving up

  • 相当于两倍xiāng dāng yú liǎng bèi

    amount to twice as much

  • 相当于犯罪xiāng dāng yú fàn zuì

    amount to a crime

Similar words

等于děng yú: Be exactly the same as another amount or expression by number or logical relation.
等同于děng tóng yú: Regard two things as identical in a formal discussion or argument.
等价于děng jià yú: Have the same value or price as something else.
相等于xiāng děng yú: Have the same amount or quality as something else.

Definition in Chinese

表示某事在价值、性质或结果上与另一事物相当或可视为同一情形，常用于作比较或总结性判断。biǎo shì mǒu shì zài jià zhí xìng zhì huò jié guǒ shàng yǔ lìng yí shì wù xiāng dāng huò kě shì wéi tóng yì qíng xíng cháng yòng yú zuò bǐ jiào huò zǒng jié xìng pàn duàn

Word origin

相 (xiāng, "mutual") + 当 (dāng, "be equivalent") expresses correspondence, while 于 (yú, "to") introduces the thing being compared.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this verb often states a practical conclusion about a situation rather than claiming that two things are literally identical.

Other meanings

  • be equal toverb
  • matchverb

Opposites

  • 不同于bù tóng yúnot be the same asverb
  • 不等于bù děng yúnot be equal toverb

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