• Pinyin: dāng
  English Definition: 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; (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)
  Chinese Definition:
  ①充任，担任：充当。担(dān)当。当之无愧。
  ②掌管，主持：当家。当权。当政。
  ③正在那时候或那地方：当时。当代。当初。当今。当即(立即)。当年。当街。当院。
  ④面对着：当面。当机立断。首当其冲。
  ⑤相称，相配：旗鼓相当。当量(liàng)。
  ⑥应该：应当。理当。老当益壮。
  ⑦抵敌：万夫不当之勇。
  ⑧判罪，意为处以相当的刑罚：该当何罪。
  ⑨顶端，头：瓦当。
  ⑩象声词，金属撞击的声音。
  Example Words:

  应当	yīng dāng	should; ought to
  当然	dāng rán	only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt	HSK 3
  相当	xiāng dāng	equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite	HSK 5
  当地	dāng dì	local	HSK 5
  当前	dāng qián	current; today's; modern; present; to be facing (us)	HSK 6

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• Pinyin: dàng
  English Definition: at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn; (coll.) to fail (a student)
  Chinese Definition:
  ①合宜：恰当。适当。妥当。
  ②抵得上，等于：一个人当俩人用。
  ③姑且作为：当做。长歌当哭。安步当车。
  ④认为：我当你已经回家了。
  ⑤在同一时间：当日。当年。当世。
  ⑥吃亏，受骗：上当。
  ⑦抵押：抵当。押当。典当(用实物作抵押向当铺借钱)。
  ⑧该应赎。
  Example Words:

  适当	shì dàng	suitable; appropriate
  当时	dàng shí	at once; right away	HSK 4
  正当	zhèng dàng	honest; reasonable; fair; sensible	HSK 6
  当日	dàng rì	that very day; the same day	HSK 4
  当成	dàng chéng	to consider as; to take to be

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