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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)

当令
dānglìng
to be in season
当场
dāngchǎng
at the scene
HSK 6
当中
dāngzhōng
among
当代
dāngdài
the present age
HSK 6
当前
dāngqián
current
HSK 6
当地
dāngdì
local
HSK 5
爽当
shuǎngdāng
with alacrity
当世
dāngshì
the present age
正当
zhèngdāng
timely
HSK 6
当今
dāngjīn
current
当作
dàngzuò
to treat as
当初
dāngchū
at that time
HSK 6
当即
dāngjí
at once
当啷
dānglāng
(onom.) metallic sound
恰当
qiàdàng
appropriate
HSK 6
担当
dāndāng
to take upon oneself
理当
lǐdāng
should
当下
dāngxià
immediately
应当
yīngdāng
should
便当
biàndāng
convenient

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