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当
Trad. 當
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 彐
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 6
Structure
Decomp. 小彐
Prononciation
Mandarin dāng; dàng
Entry Methods
Pinyin dang1; dang4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 FSM
火尸一
Sijiao 9017.7
Wubi IVF
CNS 11643 3-2351
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5F53
GB2312 B5B1
HSK
Level 4
Results for 当
当 dāng to 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 dàng at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)
Results beginning with 当
当然 dāng rán only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt
当前 dāng qián current / today's / modern / present / to be facing (us)
当时 dāng shí then / at that time / while
当时 dàng shí at once / right away
当地 dāng dì local
当年 dāng nián in those days / then / in those years / during that time
当年 dàng nián that very same year
当中 dāng zhōng among / in the middle / in the center
当初 dāng chū at that time / originally
当天 dàng tiān the same day
当天 dāng tiān on that day
当作 dàng zuò to treat as / to regard as
当代 dāng dài the present age / the contemporary era
当今 dāng jīn current / present / now / nowadays
当场 dāng chǎng at the scene / on the spot
当成 dàng chéng to consider as / to take to be
当日 dàng rì that very day / the same day
当日 dāng rì on that day
当下 dāng xià immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment
当真 dāng zhēn to take seriously / serious / No joking, really!
当真 dàng zhēn to take seriously / serious / No joking, really!
当晚 dàng wǎn the same evening
当晚 dāng wǎn on that evening
当面 dāng miàn to sb's face / in sb's presence
当局 dāng jú authorities
当即 dāng jí at once / on the spot
当选 dāng xuǎn to be elected / to be selected
当当 dàng dàng to pawn
当当 dāng dāng Dangdang (online retailer)
当家 dāng jiā to manage the household / to be the one in charge of the family / to call the shots / to be in charge
当上 dāng shang to take up duty as / to assume a position / to assume / to take on (an office)
当做 dàng zuò to treat as / to regard as / to look upon as
当着 dāng zhe in front of / in the presence of
当众 dāng zhòng in public / in front of everybody
当心 dāng xīn to take care / to look out
当月 dàng yuè the same month
当月 dāng yuè on that month
当红 dāng hóng currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc)
当头 dàng tou (coll.) pledge / surety
当头 dāng tóu coming right into one's face / imminent / to put first
当兵 dāng bīng to serve in the army / to be a soldier
当街 dāng jiē in the middle of the street / facing the street
当归 dāng guī Angelica sinensis
当儿 dāng r the very moment / just then / during (that brief interval)
当机 dàng jī to crash (of a computer) / to stop working / (loanword from English "down")
当事 dāng shì to be in charge / to be confronted (with a matter) / involved (in some matter)
当事 dàng shì to consider as a matter of importance / to be of importance
当世 dāng shì the present age / in office / the current office holder
当铺 dàng pù pawn shop / CL:家[jia1],間|间[jian1]
当道 dāng dào in the middle of the road / to be in the way / to hold power / (fig.) to predominate / to be in vogue
当空 dāng kōng overhead / up in the sky
当夜 dàng yè that very night / the same night
当夜 dāng yè on that night
当口 dāng kǒu at that moment / just then
当量 dāng liàng equivalent / yield
当值 dāng zhí to be on duty
当班 dāng bān to work one's shift
当政 dāng zhèng to come to power / to hold power / in office
当权 dāng quán to hold power
当啷 dāng lāng (onom.) metallic sound / clanging
当掉 dàng diào to fail (a student) / to pawn / (of a computer or program) to crash / to stop working
当令 dāng lìng to be in season / seasonal
当驾 dāng jià imperial driver
当涂 Dāng tú Dangtu county in Ma'anshan 馬鞍山|马鞍山[Ma3 an1 shan1], Anhui
当雄 Dāng xióng Damxung county, Tibetan: 'Dam gzhung rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
当阳 Dāng yáng Dangyang, county-level city in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
当轴 dāng zhóu person in power / important official
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当事人 dāng shì rén persons involved or implicated / party (to an affair)
当权者 dāng quán zhě ruler / those in power / the authorities
当权派 dāng quán pài persons or faction in authority
当事国 dāng shì guó the countries involved
当然的  ex officio
当代史 dāng dài shǐ contemporary history
当当车 dāng dāng chē (coll.) tram, especially Beijing trams during period of operation 1924-1956 / also written 鐺鐺車|铛铛车[dang1 dang1 che1]
当回事 dàng huí shì to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously") / to treat conscientiously
当枪使 dāng qiāng shǐ to use (sb) as a tool
当时的 dāng shí de of that time / former
当世冠 dāng shì guàn the foremost person of his age / unequalled / a leading light
当事者 dāng shì zhě the person involved / the people holding power
当涂县 Dāng tú xiàn Dangtu county in Ma'anshan 馬鞍山|马鞍山[Ma3 an1 shan1], Anhui
当雄县 Dāng xióng xiàn Damxung county, Tibetan: 'Dam gzhung rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
当阳市 Dāng yáng shì Dangyang, county-level city in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
当演员 dāng yǎn yuán to go on stage
当政者 dāng zhèng zhě power holder / current political ruler
当地时间 dāng dì shí jiān local time
当务之急 dāng wù zhī jí top priority job / matter of vital importance
当之无愧 dāng zhī wú kuì fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom) / entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
当机立断 dāng jī lì duàn to make prompt decisions (idiom)
当仁不让 dāng rén bù ràng to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
当家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) / to be the master of one's own affairs
当耳边风 dàng ěr biān fēng lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard
当耳旁风 dàng ěr páng fēng lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard
当行出色 dāng háng chū sè to excel in one's field
当世无双 dāng shì wú shuāng unequalled in his time
当之有愧 dāng zhī yǒu kuì to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor
当选门槛  threshold of representation
当地病媒  indigenous vector
当地需求  local demand
当地采购  local procurement
当地费用  local costs
当选致辞  acceptance speech
当地食品  local food
当地巡逻  community patrol
当地维修  in-country repair and services
当地居民 dāng dì jū mín a local person / the local population
当断不断 dāng duàn bù duàn (idiom) to waver when decisiveness is needed
当断即断 dāng duàn jí duàn not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed
当断则断 dāng duàn zé duàn to make a decision when it's time to decide
当回事儿 dàng huí shì r erhua variant of 當回事|当回事[dang4 hui2 shi4]
当量剂量 dāng liàng jì liàng equivalent dose
当牛作马 dāng niú zuò mǎ to work like a horse and toil like an ox / fig. to slave for sb
当且仅当 dāng qiě jǐn dāng if and only if
当世之冠 dāng shì zhī guàn the foremost person of his age / unequalled / a leading light
当地公益物  local public goods
当地运输股  Local Transportation Unit
当代国际法  contemporary international law
当前行动股  Current Operations Unit
当选秘书长  Secretary-General Designate
当代新儒家 Dāng dài Xīn Rú jiā Contemporary New Confucianism / see 新儒家[Xin1 Ru2 jia1]
当地征聘人员  locally recruited
当地原生作物  local indigenous crop
当期成本会计  current cost accounting
当前国际合作  current international cooperation
当地空气污染  local air pollution
当地专业职类  local professional category
当地服务合同  local service contract
当地运输小组  Local Transportation Team
当地工作人员  local staff
当天事当天毕 dàng tiān shì dàng tiān bì never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
当代形式奴隶制  contemporary slavery / modern slavery
当前事件一览表  current event list
当代非洲数据库  Contemporary Africa Database
当前军事行动处  Current Military Operations Service
当然首席副主席  Ex officio Senior Vice-Chairman
当前行动后勤股  Current Logistics Operations Unit
当面锣，对面鼓 dāng miàn luó , duì miàn gǔ lit. gong facing gong, drum opposite drum (idiom) / fig. to come together to thrash out the issue face to face
当地征聘工作人员  locally recruited staff
当前行动后勤干事  Logistics Current Operations Officer
当地雇用文职人员  locally employed civilian
当地征聘本国人员  local national officer
当地征聘警卫人员  local guard
当地薪金调查委员会  local salary survey committee
当地征聘办公室助理  local office assistant
当地人力资源办公室  local human resources office
当地方桉评估委员会  Local Programme Appraisal Committee
当地工作人员薪资单  local staff payroll
当地援助协调委员会  Local Aid Coordination Committee
当代国际法问题会议  Conference on Contemporary International Law Issues
当局者迷，旁观者清 dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)
当一天和尚撞一天钟 dāng yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng see 做一天和尚撞一天鐘|做一天和尚撞一天钟[zuo4 yi1 tian1 he2 shang5 zhuang4 yi1 tian1 zhong1]
Approximate Results for 当
相当 xiāng dāng equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite
应当 yīng dāng should / ought to
适当 shì dàng suitable / appropriate
正当 zhèng dàng honest / reasonable / fair / sensible
正当 zhèng dāng timely / just (when needed)
不当 bù dàng unsuitable / improper / inappropriate
每当 měi dāng whenever / every time / on every
上当 shàng dàng taken in (by sb's deceit) / to be fooled / to be duped
充当 chōng dāng to serve as / to act as / to play the role of
恰当 qià dàng appropriate / suitable
担当 dān dāng to take upon oneself / to assume
妥当 tuǒ dang appropriate / proper / ready
亚当 Yà dāng Adam
得当 dé dàng appropriate / suitable
叮当 dīng dāng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
便当 biàn dāng convenient / handy / easy / bento (a meal in a partitioned box) / lunchbox
家当 jiā dàng familial property / belongings
勾当 gòu dàng shady business
行当 háng dang profession / role (acting)
典当 diǎn dàng to pawn / pawnshop
该当 gāi dāng should / to deserve
稳当 wěn dang reliable / secure / stable / firm
停当 tíng dàng settled / accomplished / ready
空当 kòng dāng gap / interval
咣当 guāng dāng crash / bang
失当 shī dàng inappropriate / improper
承当 chéng dāng to bear (responsibility) / to take on / to assume
顺当 shùn dang smoothly
瓦当 wǎ dāng eaves-tile
色当 Sè dāng Sedan (French town)
搭当 dā dàng variant of 搭檔|搭档[da1 dang4]
定当 dìng dàng settled / ready / finished
定当 dìng dāng necessarily
分当 fèn dāng as should be / as expected
过当 guò dàng excessive
合当 hé dāng must / should
夹当 jiā dāng crucial moment / critical time
精当 jīng dàng precise and appropriate
啷当 lāng dāng more or less / or so (of approx age or number) / and so on
两当 Liǎng dāng Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
了当 liǎo dàng frank / outspoken / ready / settled / in order / (old) to deal with / to handle
理当 lǐ dāng should / ought
难当 nán dāng hard to endure (hot weather, itchiness etc)
权当 quán dāng to act as if / to treat sth as if it were
爽当 shuǎng dāng with alacrity / frank and spontaneous
死当 sǐ dàng to flunk (Tw) / (computing) to crash / to stop working
停当 tíng dang settled / accomplished / ready / Taiwan pr. [ting2 dang4]
乌当 Wū dāng Wudang District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou
允当 yǔn dàng proper / suitable
泽当 Zé dāng Zêdang town in Nêdong county 乃東縣|乃东县[Nai3 dong1 xian4], Tibet, capital of Lhokha prefecture
至当 zhì dāng most suitable / extremely appropriate
至当 zhì dàng most suitable / extremely appropriate
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相当于 xiāng dāng yú equivalent to
不正当 bù zhèng dàng dishonest / unfair / improper
不敢当 bù gǎn dāng lit. I dare not (accept the honor) / fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
武当山 Wǔ dāng shān Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei
想当然 xiǎng dāng rán to take sth as given / to make assumptions
不适当 bù shì dàng inadequate / unfit
亚当斯 Yà dāng sī Adams
响当当 xiǎng dāng dāng resounding / loud / well known / famous
正当性 zhèng dàng xìng (political) legitimacy
响叮当 xiǎng dīng dāng to tinkle / to jingle / to clank
叮当响 dīng dāng xiǎng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
正当中 zhèng dāng zhōng dead center / the very middle
叮当声 dīng dāng shēng tinkle
正当年 zhèng dāng nián to be in the prime of life
煤当量  coal equivalent
酸当量  acid equivalent
总当量  aggregate yield
不当紧 bù dāng jǐn not important / of no consequence
不当事 bù dāng shì useless / regard as useless
噶当派 Gá dāng pài Bkar-dgam-pa sect of Tibetan Buddhism
核当量 hé dāng liàng nuclear yield
夹当儿 jiā dāng r erhua variant of 夾當|夹当[jia1 dang1]
两当县 Liǎng dāng xiàn Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
领便当 lǐng biàn dāng see 領盒飯|领盒饭[ling3 he2 fan4]
麦当劳 Mài dāng láo MacDonald or McDonald (name) / McDonald's (fast food company)
麦当娜 Mài dāng nà Madonna (1958-), US pop singer
满当当 mǎn dāng dāng brim full / completely packed
欧当归 Oū dāng guī (botany) lovage / Levisticum officinale
石敢当 shí gǎn dāng stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
斯当东 Sī dāng dōng Staunton (name) / Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet, the second-in-command of the Macartney Mission of 1793
吐便当 tǔ biàn dāng (slang) (of a character) to reappear in a story line after having been supposedly killed off / cf. 領盒飯|领盒饭[ling3 he2 fan4]
乌当区 Wū dāng qū Wudang District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou
喜当爹 xǐ dāng diē (neologism c. 2012) (slang) to become a stepfather when one's partner turns out to be pregnant with a child she conceived with another lover
锡当河 Xī dāng Hé Sittang River of central Myanmar (Burma), between Irrawaddy and Salween rivers
御便当 yù biàn dāng (Tw) bento / lunch box
泽当镇 Zé dāng zhèn Zêdang town in Nêdong county 乃東縣|乃东县[Nai3 dong1 xian4], Tibet, capital of Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1]
正当时 zhèng dāng shí the right time for sth / the right season (for planting cabbage)
理所当然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right
首当其冲 shǒu dāng qí chōng to bear the brunt
直截了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng direct and plainspoken (idiom) / blunt / straightforward
一马当先 yī mǎ dāng xiān to take the lead
独当一面 dú dāng yī miàn to assume personal responsibility (idiom) / to take charge of a section
门当户对 mén dāng hù duì the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
吊儿郎当 diào r láng dāng sloppy
正当防卫 zhèng dàng fáng wèi reasonable self-defense / legitimate defense
老当益壮 lǎo dāng yì zhuàng old but vigorous (idiom) / hale and hearty despite the years
满满当当 mǎn mǎn dāng dāng brim full / completely packed
悔不当初 huǐ bù dāng chū to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
锐不可当 ruì bù kě dāng unstoppable / hard to hold back
大而无当 dà ér wú dàng grandiose but impractical (idiom) / large but of no real use
安步当车 ān bù dàng chē to go on foot (idiom) / to do things at a leisurely pace
豺狼当路 chái láng dāng lù ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom) / wicked people in power / a vicious tyranny rules the land
豺狼当涂 chái láng dāng tú ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom) / wicked people in power / a vicious tyranny rules the land
大敌当前 dà dí dāng qián facing a powerful enemy (idiom) / fig. confronting grave difficulties / Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud
丁零当啷 dīng ling dāng lāng ding-a-ling / (onom.) for sound of bell
对酒当歌 duì jiǔ dāng gē lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom) / fig. life is short, make merry while you can
敢作敢当 gǎn zuò gǎn dāng variant of 敢做敢當|敢做敢当[gan3 zuo4 gan3 dang1]
耕当问奴 gēng dāng wèn nú if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom) / when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
旗鼓相当 qí gǔ xiāng dāng lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom) / fig. evenly matched / roughly comparable (opponents)
穷当益坚 qióng dāng yì jiān poor but ambitious (idiom) / hard-pressed but determined / the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
螳臂当车 táng bì dāng chē a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom) / to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible / also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[tang2 bi4 dang3 che1]
织当访婢 zhī dāng fǎng bì if it's weaving, ask the maid (idiom) / when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
过渡当局  Transitional Authority
兆吨当量  equivalent megatonnage
全时当量  full-time equivalent
毒性当量  toxic equivalent
进口当局  importing authority
主管当局  competent authority
国家当局  national authority
出口当局  exporting authority
设计当量  nominal yield
不当职责  incompatible functions
审判不当  miscarriage of justice
占领当局  occupying Power
雪水当量  snow water equivalent
非当事国  non-party
克宁当局  Knin authorities
适当幅度  desirable range
行为不当  conduct unbecoming
制图当局  charting authority / hydrographic office
合法当局  de jure authority
适当程序  adequate procedures
行政当局  administrative authority
鸦片当量  opium equivalent
教育当局  educational authorities
地方当局  local authority
不当动机  improper motive
不当使用  improper use
爆炸当量 bào zhà dāng liàng TNT
悲歌当哭 bēi gē dàng kū to sing instead of weep (idiom)
不当得利 bù dāng dé lì unjust enrichment
不当得利 bù dàng dé lì unjust enrichment
不当行为 bù dàng xíng wéi misconduct
不减当年 bù jiǎn dāng nián (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit / to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
豺狼当道 chái láng dāng dào ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom) / wicked people in power / a vicious tyranny rules the land
吃亏上当 chī kuī shàng dàng to be taken advantage of
叮叮当当 dīng dīng dāng dāng (onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
罚不当罪 fá bù dāng zuì disproportionate punishment / the punishment is harsher than the crime
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