Character data

RADICAL ⽥ (102.8)

STROKES 13

SIMPLIFIED 当

當 dāng dàng

to be; to act as; should

Character data

Radical	⽥ (102.8)
Strokes	13
SIMPLIFIED	当

Definitions

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

Words containing 當

Word	Meaning
一夫當關，萬夫莫開 yī fū dāng guān ， wàn fū mò kāi	one person can hold off many enemies
一馬當先 yī mǎ dāng xiān	to take the lead
上一次當，學一次乖 shàng yī cì dàng ， xué yī cì guāi	once bitten, twice shy
上當 shàng dàng	to be fooled; to be duped; taken in (by sb's deceit)
不敢當 bù gǎn dāng	you flatter me
不正當 bù zhèng dàng	improper; unfair; dishonest
不正當競爭 bù zhèng dàng jìng zhēng	unfair competition; illicit competition
不正當關係 bù zhèng dàng guān xì	improper relation; adulterous relation
不減當年 bù jiǎn dāng nián	to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
不當 bù dàng	inappropriate; improper; unsuitable
不當一回事 bù dàng yī huí shì	not regard as a matter (of any importance)
不當事 bù dāng shì	useless; regard as useless
不當家不知柴米貴 bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì	You don’t know costs till you run a home
不當得利 bù dàng dé lì	unjust enrichment
不當緊 bù dāng jǐn	not important; of no consequence
不適當 bù shì dàng	inadequate; unfit
了當 liǎo dàng	to handle; frank; outspoken
亞當 yà dāng	Adam
亞當・斯密 yà dāng ・ sī mì	Adam Smith, Scottish economist
亞當斯 yà dāng sī	Adams
亞當斯敦 yà dāng sī dūn	Adamstown, capital of the Pitcairn Islands
便當 biàn dāng	convenient; handy; easy
停當 tíng dàng	ready; settled; accomplished
允當 yǔn dàng	suitable; proper
充當 chōng dāng	to serve as; to act as; to play the role of

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