当

The character "当" has 6 strokes. "当" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "当" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "当" are "dāng" "dàng" . View the stroke order of "当">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "当"

v.: be equal; match; be in charge; accept/bear/take (responsibility, etc); deserve; hold back; block; serve/work as; face; be in sb's presence; should; ought to; must; be equal to; regard/treat as; take for; think; pawn

prep.: at a certain time/place; when; while; at/in/on (that very moment/day/month/year)

n.: space; interval; gap; end; pawn; pledge

int/v.: clang; jingle

adj.: appropriate; proper; right

• be equal : （to）与…相等；（to）等同于…；（to）适合…
• match : n.比赛；对手；敌手；相配的人；配得上的人；火柴；搭配；配合；配对；婚姻
• be in charge : 负责, 主管
• deserve : v.应得；应受
• hold back : 畏惧, 犹豫；抑制；阻止；隐瞒；保留；储备；忍住（眼泪、笑声等）
• block : n.大块；大块石板；独栋大型建筑物；大厦；大楼；大宗；大批；障碍；故障；平面；纯色色块；滑轮；滑轮组
• face : n.脸；面孔；面；表面；表情；方面；脸色；面容；展示
• should : modal应当；应该；可能；该；竟然会；可以；会；倒；可；竟会
• ought to : 应当, 应该
• must : modal v.必须；一定；想必；非要；一定要
• be equal to : 对等, 匹敌, 等于
• take for : 以为；为…承担…
• think : v.认为；以为；想；思索；思考；我认为；想起；明白；预计；预料
• pawn : n.卒；典当物；抵押物；爪牙；马前卒；被他人利用的人
• when : interrogative adv.何时；什么时候；多久；在何种情况下
• while : n.一会儿；一段时间；同时；与此同时；暂时；片刻；在此期间
• space : n.空间；空地；篇幅；一段时间；线间；间隔；空格；空铅；线间空白；期间
• interval : n.间隔；间歇；停顿；中止；暂停；差距；中场休息；幕间休息；音程
• gap : n.缝隙；洞；空隙；间隔；间断；差距；隔阂；分歧；峡谷；山口
• end : n.最后部分；末尾；端；稍；尽头；目的；目标；一阵；一回；边锋
• pledge : n.保证；承诺；诺言；誓言；宣言；抵押品；为健康祝酒；祝酒；信物
• clang : n.铿锵声；当一声；当当声；哐一声；哐哐声
• jingle : n.叮当声；短口号；短诗句；短曲调；不等蛤
• appropriate : adj.适当的；合适的；恰当的；个人的；特殊的；属于某一个人所特有的；个性的
• proper : adj.真正的；合适的；适当的；恰当的；专属于… 的；为…所特有的；原色的；漂亮的；好看的；真的；正常的
• right : adj.端正的；正当的；正义的；理所当然的；正确的；对的；准确的；右边的；右肢体的；右肢体穿戴的；十足的；绝对的；支持保守观点的；右翼的；右派的

Form words with "当"

当厨师 work as a cook

当苦工 work as a coolie

当垆 keep a wineshop; sell wine

当喜娘 be bridesmaid (to sb)

当经纪 be a broker

当记者 work as a newsman

当二把手 play second fiddle

当修女 become a nun

当中间儿 centre; middle

把死亡当儿戏 flirt with death

安排了当 be properly arranged

当画家的模特儿 model for a painter

把下属当朋友一样 treat one's subordinates like friends

误把友谊当爱情 mistake friendship for love

把某人当傻瓜看 take sb for a fool

被人当工具使 be used as a tool

Example phrases using "当"

• 村民们不约而同地选举他当村长。

  As if by prior arrangement, the villagers unanimously elected him to be the village head.

• 她被安排到一家百货公司当会计。

  She was assigned to work in a department store as an accountant.

• 没想到他会点名让我当他的助手。

  I had not expected him to name me as his assistant.

• 这家伙精明得很，不会上你的当。

  That guy is too shrewd to be fooled by you.

• 孩子们把绳子系在树上当秋千玩。

  The kids tied a rope to the tree and used it as a swing.

• 这次见到他，正好当面向他请教。

  I will seize the chance to ask him for advice when I meet him.

• 装修房子花那么多时间和钱不值当。

  The time and expense involved in house decoration is not worthwhile.

• 让他当部门经理真是太屈才了。

  It was really a waste of talent to appoint him only as a department manager.

• 书是供人读的，不是拿来当摆设的。

  Books are intended for reading rather than for show.

• 我不是傻瓜，不会上你的当的。

  I’m no fool. I will not be taken in by you.