dāng dàng

to be; to act as; should

Character data

Radical ⽥ (102.8)
Strokes 13
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

當 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
當 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

Words containing 當

Word Meaning
seasonal; to be in season
to regard as; to treat as
to be on duty
to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as
the very moment; just then; during (that brief interval)
to be a soldier; to serve in the army
at that time; originally
current; present; today's
top priority job; matter of vital importance
at once; on the spot
just then; at that moment
clanging; (onom.) metallic sound
take seriously; treat as important
erhua variant of dàng huí shì
local
the local population; a local person
local time
on the spot; at the scene
on that night
the same night; that very night
on that day
the same day
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
to be in charge; to call the shots; to manage the household
to be the master of one's own affairs