當 (dāng)
to be/act as; when; during
How 當 is written
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- ⺌ — small
- Traditional
- 當
- Simplified
- 当
當 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- dāng
- to be; to act as; manage; withstand
- dàng
- at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting
Common words using 當
- 當年 dāngnián
- in those days; then; in those years
- 當時 dāngshí
- then; at that time; while
- 當然 dāngrán
- only natural; as it should be; certainly
- 上當 shàngdàng
- taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped
- 不當 bùdàng
- unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
- 亞當 yàdāng
- Adam
- 便當 biàndāng
- convenient; handy; easy
- 充當 chōngdāng
- to serve as; to act as; to play the role of
- 叮當 dīngdāng
- onomat. ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
- 得當 dédàng
- appropriate; suitable
- 恰當 qiàdàng
- appropriate; suitable
- 應當 yīngdāng
- should; ought to
當 in a sentence
我以後想當老師。
Wǒ yǐhòu xiǎng dāng lǎoshī.
“I want to be a teacher in the future.”
How common is 當?
當 is the 71st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 35.8% of all running text.
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