dāng dàng

to be; to act as; should

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 71st character
Radical ⼩ (42.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 418
TRADITIONAL ,

Definitions

当 dāng
  1. 1. to be
  2. 2. to act as
  3. 3. should
  4. 4. ought
  5. 5. when
  6. 6. during
  7. 7. just at
  8. 8. just at (a time or place)
  9. 9. on the spot
  10. 10. same
  11. 11. equal
  12. 12. match equally
  13. 13. right
  14. 14. manage
  15. 15. withstand
  16. 16. obstruct
  17. 17. ding dong (bell)
  18. 18. (onom.) dong
当 dàng
  1. 1. suitable
  2. 2. proper
  3. 3. fitting
  4. 4. adequate
  5. 5. at or in the very same...
  6. 6. to regard as
  7. 7. to think
  8. 8. to replace
  9. 9. (coll.) to fail (a student)
  10. 10. to pawn

Stroke order

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Words containing 当

Word Meaning
reasonable grounds; proper reason
Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei
to stop working; (computing) to crash; to flunk (Tw)
fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
Zedang, town in Tibet, China
Zedang town in Lhoka, Tibet
Wudang district of Guiyang city guì yáng shì, Guizhou
Wudang district of Guiyang city guì yáng shì, Guizhou
frank and spontaneous; with alacrity
reliable; solid and dependable
eaves-tile
just get by; do only the work for today
to assume a position; to take up duty as
if and only if
the present age; in office; the current office holder
unequalled; a leading light; the foremost person of his age
unequalled; a leading light; the foremost person of his age
unequalled in his time
to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor
the countries involved
contemporary history
Contemporary New Confucianism; see xīn rú jiā
seasonal; to be in season
to be on duty
just then; at that moment