当 dāng, dàng — to serve as; to act as; to be in charge of; to manage

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dāng dàng

Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #418

Traditional: 噹 當

dāng dang1

Basic definition

verb
  1. to serve as; to act as; to be in charge of; to manage e.g 充当担当当家
  2. to face; to confront; in front of e.g 当面当众当头
  3. should; ought to; must e.g 应当理当该当
  4. to be equal to; to be equivalent to; to match e.g 旗鼓相当锐不可当
preposition
  1. at that time; at that place; when e.g 当时当今当年

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (形声。从田，尚声。本义:两块田相当、相等)
  2. equal;be equal to e.g 旗鼓相当门当户对 当才 · 当匹 · 实力相当
  3. face;turn towards e.g 当户 · 当风 · 当着矮人，别说短话 · 当头对面
  4. work as;serve as e.g 当值 当辕 · 当槽的 · 当御省禁
  5. bear;undertake e.g 当不起 当不得 · 当不过
  6. manage;take charge of e.g 当室 · 当家之事 · 当家三年狗也嫌
  7. block e.g 螳臂当车 别当道站着 · 当拦
  8. regard … as e.g 他把我的话当耳旁风
  9. withstand e.g 万夫不当之勇 · 当关 · 一夫当关，万夫莫开
  10. ought e.g 当用的还得用 · 当立之年 · 当断不断
  11. hear and pass judgment on a case
noun
  1. just at a time;past e.g 当天当时当下 当口
  2. gap e.g 插当 · 这里还留着一个当子
preposition
  1. when e.g 当下当年当天
pronoun
  1. the same e.g 当家当晚当夜 当境 · 当坊 · 当港
onomatopoeia
  1. clang e.g 每座教堂的尖塔开始欢快地发出当当响声
conjunction
  1. if

dàng dang4

Basic definition

verb
  1. to treat as; to regard as; to take for e.g 当做安步当车长歌当哭
  2. proper; appropriate; suitable e.g 恰当适当妥当
noun
  1. pawnshop; to pawn e.g 当铺典当押当

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. be in charge of
  2. pawn e.g 当衣服 · 他把房子当了
  3. regard as e.g 当三钱 · 当十钱 · 当甚 · 当耳边风
  4. match;be equal to e.g 以一当十 一个当俩 · 当抵
  5. replace;substitute
adjective
  1. appropriate;proper e.g 只要措施得当就没问题 · 用词不当 · 当家子
  2. the same (day etc.)
noun
  1. pawnshop e.g 当馆 · 当水

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