Chinese Word: 當 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

當 (Simplified: 当)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Synonym: 卖

Antonyms: 赎买

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 田

Pictophonetic:尚 indicates the sound; 田 (field) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 尚 [ shàng ] still, yet; even; fairly, rather
- 田 [ tián ] field, farm, arable land; cultivated

Similar Characters: 常

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

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:

當然HSK 3	dāng rán	only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
當地HSK 5	dāng dì	local
當前HSK 6	dāng qián	current; today's; modern; present; to be facing (us)

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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:

當時HSK 4	dàng shí	at once; right away
當日HSK 4	dàng rì	that very day; the same day
當成	dàng chéng	to consider as; to take to be

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Example Sentences

1		wǒ men 我们 yīng gāi 应该 zhuā zhù 抓住 dāng xià 当下。 We should make good use of this moment now.
2		dāng xīn 当心！ zhè 这 shì 是 yī tiáo 一条 jǐn jí 紧急 tōng zhī 通知。 Caution! This is an urgent notice.
3		nà ge 那个 rén 人 dāng shí 当时 hěn 很 shēng qì 生气。 That person was very angry at that time.
4		tā 她 zhèng zài 正在 dāng dì 当地 dà xué 大学 xué xí 学习。 She is studying at the local university.
5		dāng shí 当时 wǒ 我 zhèng zài 正在 xué xí 学习 hàn yǔ 汉语。 I was learning Chinese at that time.

More Sentences

1		wǒ men 我们 yīng gāi 应该 zhuā zhù 抓住 dāng xià 当下。 We should make good use of this moment now.
2		dāng xīn 当心！ zhè 这 shì 是 yī tiáo 一条 jǐn jí 紧急 tōng zhī 通知。 Caution! This is an urgent notice.
3		nà ge 那个 rén 人 dāng shí 当时 hěn 很 shēng qì 生气。 That person was very angry at that time.
4		tā 她 zhèng zài 正在 dāng dì 当地 dà xué 大学 xué xí 学习。 She is studying at the local university.
5		dāng shí 当时 wǒ 我 zhèng zài 正在 xué xí 学习 hàn yǔ 汉语。 I was learning Chinese at that time.

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