Proper in Chinese
proper · HSK 5
适当
- 适 to fit
- 当 to act as
每天适当运动对身体有好处。 Getting a proper amount of exercise every day is good for your health.
Other ways to say proper
More words with 适 or 当
How do you say proper in Chinese?
Proper in Chinese is 适当 (shì dàng). You can also say 恰当 (qià dàng), 正规 (zhèng guī), 当 (dàng), 标准 (biāo zhǔn).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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