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当
當
dāng
1. to be
2. to act as
3. manage
4. withstand
5. when
6. during
7. ought
8. should
9. match equally
10. equal
11. same
12. obstruct
13. just at (a time or place)
14. on the spot
15. right
16. just at
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

Example Sentences (3)

我一毕业就去上海当律师了。
Wǒ yī bìyè jiù qù Shànghǎi dāng lǜshī le.
As soon as I graduated, I went to Shanghai to be a lawyer.
Text 3
而我的理解是：当你遇到困难的时候，真正的朋友会站出来，及时给你帮助；
ér wǒ de lǐjiě shì: dāng nǐ yùdào kùnnán de shíhou, zhēnzhèng de péngyou huì zhàn chūlai, jíshí gěi nǐ bāngzhù;
And my understanding is: when you encounter difficulties, true friends will stand up and give you timely help;
Text 5
当你无聊或者难过的时候，真正的朋友会陪在你身边，想办法让你感到幸福。
dāng nǐ wúliáo huòzhě nánguò de shíhou, zhēnzhèng de péngyou huì péi zài nǐ shēnbiān, xiǎng bànfǎ ràng nǐ gǎndào xìngfú.
When you are bored or sad, true friends will stay by your side and find ways to make you feel happy.
Text 5

Alternate Entries

当
dāng
(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell)
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