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當

dāng

bear, accept, undertake; just

Strokes
13
Radical
田
HSK
—
Tone
1

Simplified form: 当

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Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 当, the simplified form of 當. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 当然了。

    Dāng rán le

    Of course.

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  • 他上当了。

    Tā shàng dàng le

    He was fooled.

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  • 当然是的。

    Dāng rán shì de

    Yes, of course.

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  • 当心它。

    Dāng xīn tā

    Be careful with it.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 当

  • 当dāng 1to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
  • 当时dāng shí 1–2 then; at that time; while
  • 当然dāng rán 1–2 only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
  • 相当xiāng dāng 1–1 equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite
  • 当地dāng dì 1–4 local
  • 当中dāng zhōng 1–1 among; in the middle; in the center
  • 当初dāng chū 1–1 at that time; originally
  • 应当yīng dāng 1–1 should; ought to
  • 当年dāng nián 1–2 in those days; then; in those years; during that time
  • 当前dāng qián 1–2 the present time; to be faced with
  • 当场dāng chǎng 1–3 at the scene; on the spot
  • 当选dāng xuǎn 1–3 to be elected; to be selected