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Suitable in Chinese: 适当 (shì dàng)

shì dàng

suitable

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 適當1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1suitable; appropriate

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适
当

Zhuyin

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄤˋ

dàng

ㄉ/ dㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

适当

Simplified

適當

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 运动前做些适当的准备很重要。

    yùn dòng qián zuò xiē shì dàng de zhǔn bèi hěn zhòng yào。

    It's important to do some appropriate warm-up before exercising.

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Related words

当

dāng

(onom.) dong

当然

dāng rán

only natural

当地

dāng dì

local

当时

dāng shí

then

合适

hé shì

suitable

适合

shì hé

to fit

适应

shì yìng

to adapt

当代

dāng dài

the present age

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

舒适

shū shì

cozy

相当

xiāng dāng

equivalent to

当初

dāng chū

at that time

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