恰 qià
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 合 to combine, to join, to unite
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
恰当
qiàdàng
appropriate
Characters in this word
当 dāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- ⺌ — small
- Made of
- ⺌ small 彐 snout
Example phrases
- 在正式场合，选择恰当的表达方式非常重要。 Zài zhèngshì chǎnghé, xuǎnzé qiàdàng de biǎodá fāngshì fēicháng zhòngyào. In formal settings, choosing an appropriate way of expressing oneself is very important.
- 他用恰当的比喻解释了这个难题。 Tā yòng qiàdàng de bǐyù jiěshì le zhège nántí. He explained this difficult problem with an apt comparison.
- 在老师面前这样说话不太恰当。 Zài lǎoshī miànqián zhèyàng shuōhuà bú tài qiàdàng. It is not very appropriate to speak like this in front of the teacher.
Related words
- 恰好 qiàhǎo just right, exactly
- 恰恰 qiàqià just, exactly
- 恰到好处 qiàdàohǎochù perfectly appropriate; just right
- 恰巧 qiàqiǎo by chance; as it happens
- 恰如其分 qiàrúqífèn proper; fitting; to the right degree
- 当 dāng to work as; to be
- 当时 dāngshí at that time
- 当初 dāngchū at first; back then
- 当地 dāngdì local
- 当然 dāngrán of course
- 当中 dāngzhōng among; in the middle of
- 相当 xiāngdāng quite; fairly