恰当 (qià dàng) — appropriate; suitable

Definition

恰当 (qià dàng) means 'just right' — fitting and well-judged for the situation. Stronger and more literary than 合适, which is the everyday 'suitable'.

adjective

appropriatesuitable

恰当。
Zhè ge shí jī fēi cháng qià dàng.
This timing is very appropriate.
恰当。
Yòng qià dàng de fāng shì biǎo dá nǐ de xiǎng fǎ hěn zhòng yào.
It's important to express your thoughts in an appropriate way.
恰当，。
Tā de fā yán hěn qià dàng, dà jiā dōu zàn tóng.
His speech was very appropriate, and everyone agreed.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

恰qiàappropriate

恰 and 当 combine to mean something appropriate and suitable.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

忄合恰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīn

Sound part声符shēngfú

合

合hé恰qià

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

恰 has 忄 (a form of 心) on the left and 合 on the right, which is used for its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 當; 当 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

尚

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 當 combines 田 (field) with 尚; the evidence describes fields facing each other.

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