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title: "Qiadang Meaning: 恰当 (qiàdàng) Means “appropriate”"
description: "恰当 (traditional 恰當, qiàdàng) means “appropriate; suitable; proper”. Hear its tones, see what 恰 and 当 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiadang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 恰当 mean?

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恰当 qiàdàng

## appropriate; suitable; proper

## Its characters

1. 恰 qià appropriate
2. 当 dàng appropriate

## In a sentence

这个词用在这里不太恰当。 This word isn't quite appropriate here.

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## More words with 恰 or 当

- [不当 bùdàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budang)
- [担当 dāndāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dandang)
- [当场 dāngchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangchang)
- [当成 dàngchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangcheng)
- [当初 dāngchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangchu)
- [当代 dāngdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangdai)
- [当地 dāngdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangdi)
- [当即 dāngjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangji)
- [当今 dāngjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangjin)
- [当年 dāngnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangnian)

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