• 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，擔任：充當。擔(dān)當。當之無愧。
  ②掌管，主持：當家。當權。當政。
  ③正在那時候或那地方：當時。當代。當初。當今。當即(立即)。當年。當街。當院。
  ④面對着：當面。當機立斷。首當其衝。
  ⑤相稱，相配：旗鼓相當。當量(liàng)。
  ⑥應該：應當。理當。老當益壯。
  ⑦抵敵：萬夫不當之勇。
  ⑧判罪，意爲處以相當的刑罰：該當何罪。
  ⑨頂端，頭：瓦當。
  ⑩象聲詞，金屬撞擊的聲音。
  Example Words:

  當然	dāng rán	only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt	HSK 3
  當地	dāng dì	local	HSK 5
  當前	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：恰當。適當。妥當。
  ②抵得上，等於：一個人當倆人用。
  ③姑且作爲：當做。長歌當哭。安步當車。
  ④認爲：我當你已經回家了。
  ⑤在同一時間：當日。當年。當世。
  ⑥吃虧，受騙：上當。
  ⑦抵押：抵當。押當。典當(用實物作抵押向當鋪借錢)。
  ⑧該應贖。
  Example Words:

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

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