当 dāng dàng

bear, accept, undertake; just

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

当阳市 dāng yáng shì Dangyan county level city in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
当雄县 dāng xióng xiàn Damxung county, Tibetan: 'Dam gzhung rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
当驾 dāng jià imperial driver
直捷了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng variant of 直截了當|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]
直接了当 zhí jiē liǎo dàng see 直截了當|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]
相当于或大于 xiāng dāng yú huò dà yú greater than or equal to ≥; at least as great as
石敢当 shí gǎn dāng stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
稀里光当 xī li guāng dāng thin; diluted
穷当益坚 qióng dāng yì jiān poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined; the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
等效百万吨当量 děng xiào bǎi wàn dūn dāng liàng equivalent megatonnage (EMT)
精当 jīng dàng precise and appropriate
约当现金 yuē dāng xiàn jīn cash equivalent (accountancy)
织当访婢 zhī dāng fǎng bì if it's weaving, ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
罚不当罪 fá bù dāng zuì disproportionate punishment; the punishment is harsher than the crime
羞愧难当 xiū kuì nán dāng to feel ashamed (idiom)
耕当问奴 gēng dāng wèn nú if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
耕当问奴，织当访婢 gēng dāng wèn nú ， zhī dāng fǎng bì if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
至当 zhì dàng most suitable; extremely appropriate
色当 sè dāng Sedan (French town)
螳臂当车 táng bì dāng chē a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom); to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible; also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[tang2 bi4 dang3 che1]
该当 gāi dāng should; to deserve
说话不当话 shuō huà bù dàng huà to fail to keep to one's word; to break a promise
豺狼当涂 chái láng dāng tú ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power; a vicious tyranny rules the land
豺狼当路 chái láng dāng lù ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power; a vicious tyranny rules the land
豺狼当道 chái láng dāng dào ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power; a vicious tyranny rules the land
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