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
clanging; (onom.) metallic sound
to take seriously; to treat as important
erhua variant of dàng huí shì
the local population; a local person
local time
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
insiders are confused, outsiders see clearly
to pawn; to stop working
current political ruler; power holder
to make a decision when it's time to decide
not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed
to use (sb) as a tool
to crash (of a computer); to stop working
Dangtu county in Ma'anshan mǎ ān shān, Anhui
Dangtu county in Ma'anshan mǎ ān shān, Anhui
fig. to slave for sb
up in the sky; overhead
currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc)
fig. to completely disregard
fig. to completely disregard
to excel in one's field
facing the street; in the middle of the street
important official; person in power
equivalent dose
Dangyan county level city in Yichang yí chāng, Hubei