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title: "Shidu Meaning: 适度 (moderate) or 湿度 (humidity)?"
description: "适度 (traditional 適度, shìdù) means “moderate; appropriate (in degree)”. Not the shidu you heard? See 湿度. Hear its tones, see what 适 and 度 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shidu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 适度 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

适度 shìdù

## moderate; appropriate (in degree)

## Its characters

1. 适 shì to fit
2. 度 dù degree (of temperature, angle)

## In a sentence

适度运动对健康有好处。 Moderate exercise is good for your health.

[More about 适度](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%80%82%E5%BA%A6)

## Other words said shidu

- [湿度shīdùhumidity](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B9%BF%E5%BA%A6)

## More words with 适 or 度

- [不适 bùshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bushi)
- [长度 chángdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changdu)
- [程度 chéngdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengdu)
- [尺度 chǐdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chidu)
- [调度 diàodù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaodu)
- [度假 dùjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dujia)
- [额度 édù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/edu)
- [幅度 fúdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fudu)
- [高度 gāodù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaodu)
- [过度 guòdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guodu)

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