相等 (xiāng děng) — to be equal; to be equivalent
Definition
相等 means two things are equal in value, size, or amount — a stative verb often used in math, science, and formal writing. It is more formal and limited to true equality than 等于 ('equals, is equivalent to'), which is the everyday verb for equations.
verb
to be equalto be equivalent
Examples
- 相等。Zhè liǎng gè shù de dà xiǎo xiāng děng.These two numbers are equal in magnitude.
- 相等。Tā men de shōu rù shuǐ píng bìng bù xiāng děng.Their income levels are not equal.
- 相等。Zhè liǎng gè fāng chéng de jiě xiāng děng.The solutions to these two equations are equivalent.
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