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
Damxung County in Tibet
Damxung County, Lhasa, Tibet
in sb's presence; to sb's face
to put first; coming right into one's face; imminent
(coll.) pledge; surety
imperial driver
straightforward; direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
quite; fairly; considerably
equivalent to
greater than or equal to ≥; at least as great as
stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
diluted; thin
reliable; stable; secure
gap; interval
the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
equivalent megatonnage (EMT)
precise and appropriate
cash equivalent (accountancy)
ask the maid about weaving; ask the right expert
the punishment is harsher than the crime
to feel ashamed (idiom)
old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
ask the person who knows best