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当
噹
dāng
1. (onom.) dong
2. ding dong (bell)
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

当
dāng
appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
HSK 3 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

上当
shàngdàng
taken in (by sb's deceit)
HSK 5
不当
bùdàng
unsuitable
了当
liǎodàng
frank
亚当
Yàdāng
Adam
便当
biàndāng
convenient
停当
tíngdàng
settled
允当
yǔndàng
proper
充当
chōngdāng
to serve as
HSK 6
两当
Liǎngdāng
Liangdang county in Longnan [[隴南|陇南<Lǒngnán>]], Gansu
典当
diǎndàng
to pawn
分当
fèndāng
as should be
勾当
gòudàng
shady business
叮当
dīngdāng
(onom.) ding dong
合当
hédāng
must
咣当
guāngdāng
crash
啷当
lāngdāng
more or less
当当
dāngdāng
(onom.) ding dong
失当
shīdàng
inappropriate
夹当
jiādāng
crucial moment
妥当
tuǒdang
appropriate
HSK 6

Alternate Entries

当
dāng
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at
HSK 4
当
dàng
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
70
Word Frequency Rank
77 of 84,292

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