当 當
dāng
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should
Other reading: dàng
at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think
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Examples
我当过老师。
wǒ dāng guò lǎo shī。
I was a teacher.
我想当医生。
wǒ xiǎng dāng yī shēng。
I want to be a doctor.
别当守财奴！
bié dāng shǒu cái nú！
Don't be a penny-pincher.
Words with this character
当然 dāng rán only natural当时 dāng shí then相当 xiāng dāng equivalent to当地 dāng dì local当中 dāng zhōng among当初 dāng chū at that time当年 dāng nián in those days应当 yīng dāng should当作 dàng zuò to treat as当事人 dāng shì rén persons involved or implicated当天 dāng tiān on that day当成 dàng chéng to consider as适当 shì dàng suitable正当 zhèng dàng honest当晚 dāng wǎn on that evening当前 dāng qián the present time当场 dāng chǎng at the scene每当 měi dāng whenever当选 dāng xuǎn to be elected当真 dàng zhēn to take seriously恰当 qià dàng appropriate当今 dāng jīn the present time当代 dāng dài the present age