HSK 4 vocabulary › 当
当
当 in English: to be; to act as
dāng
to be; to act as
How to pronounce 当
dāng (without tone marks: dang). dāng is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 当
当 dāng
(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell); to be
(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell); to be
Example sentences with 当
| 我们准备了半年的音乐演出，却在演出当天遇到暴雨。 | from The Performance Without an Audience |
| 一名设计专业的学生前来当学徒。 | from The Forgotten Craft |
Related words
| 当然 | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be | HSK 3 |
| 当时 | dāng shí | then; at that time | HSK 4 |
| 当地 | dāng dì | local | HSK 5 |
| 当心 | dāng xīn | to take care; to look out | HSK 5 |
| 上当 | shàng dàng | taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled | HSK 5 |
| 相当 | xiāng dāng | equivalent to; appropriate | HSK 5 |
| 不敢当 | bù gǎn dāng | lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise | HSK 6 |
| 充当 | chōng dāng | to serve as; to act as | HSK 6 |
| 当场 | dāng chǎng | at the scene; on the spot | HSK 6 |
| 当初 | dāng chū | at that time; originally | HSK 6 |