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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

当 [dāng]

1. aux vb should

你有问题，当问就问。

If you have questions that should be raised, then raise them.
2. preposition [向] in front of

当众

in public

老师当着全班批评了班长。

The teacher criticized the class monitor in front of the whole class.
3. preposition [正在]

当我们到时，电影已开始了。

When we arrived the film had already started.

当他在美国时，他爷爷去世了。

His grandfather passed away while he was in America.
4. verb [担任] act as

当经理

act as manager
5. verb [承当] deserve

不敢当！

I don't deserve it!
6. verb [掌管] be in charge

当家

rule the roost
7. verb [相当] match

门当户对

be well-matched
8. onomatopoeia [指金属敲击声] chime

当当的钟声

the chiming of the bell
9. onomatopoeia [指敲门声] knock

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

当 [dāng]

1. verb be equal to

门当户对

be well-matched in social and economic status (for marriage)
2. verb ought to; should; must

能省的就省，当用的还是得用。

Save what you can, but use what you must.
3. verb work as; serve as; be

选他当组长

elect him group leader

我长大要当飞行员。

I want to be a pilot when I grow up.
4. verb bear; accept; deserve

敢做敢当

dare to act and to take the consequences

我可当不起这样的夸奖。

I just don't deserve such praise.
5. verb direct; manage; be in charge of

当家

manage (household) affairs
6. verb in somebody's presence; to somebody's face

当着大家谈一谈。

Speak out in the presence of everyone.
7. preposition just at (a time or place)
8. onomatopoeia the sound of a gong or a bell

当当的钟声

the tolling of a bell

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

当 [dāng]

1. 动对着；向着

首当其冲
2. 形两两相对；相称(ｃｈèｎ)

门当户对

旗鼓相当
3. 动掌管；主持

当权

当政

当家

坏人当道
4. 动承担；承受

一人做事一人当

这个罪名谁当得起？
5. 动担任；充任

选他当大会主席

当老师
6. 动阻拦；抵挡

一夫当关，万夫莫开

螳臂当车
7. 介引进动作行为的处所或时间，表示正在某时或某地

当我动身的时候，天已经大亮了

当场示范

当地
8. 名指某个空间或时间的空隙

空(ｋòｎɡ)当儿
9. 动应当

当省就省

理当如此
10. 名 [文] 某些东西的顶部

瓦当(滴水瓦的瓦头)
11. 拟声模拟金属器物撞击的声音

当的一声，饭盒掉在地上了

锣声当当

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Examples

当朋友感到郁闷的时候，我们当一下出气筒也没什么不可以。: When our friends are depressed it isn't a big problem if they vent their anger in our direction.
当(ｄàｎɡ)当
既当指挥员，又当战斗员。
这位当妈妈的宠爱儿子，对他可真是百依百顺。: The mother doted on her son so much that she complied with all his whims.
不要把成绩当包袱: not allow one's merits to become a hindrance to one's progress
他当着面恭维你，背地里净使坏。: He flatters you to your face while playing dirty tricks behind your back.
又当别论: should be regarded as a different matter
她不配当翻译。: She is not a qualified interpreter.
我可以当采买。: I can handle the purchasing job. or I can do all the purchasing for the occasion.
他打算当教师。: He intends to become a teacher.; 876 more results

Character Decomposition

 [xiǎo]	+	彐 [jì]

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Prepositions as conveyors of time

Prepositions as conveyors of time

A preposition is used before an object, noun, pronoun or a phrase, to form a phrase that describes a place, position, direction, method, time, object, aim, or the passive voice. Prepositional phrases can be used as adverbial adjuncts, objects, attributives or compliments. Normal prepositions that convey time such as “从” cóng, “自” zì, “自从” zìcóng, “由” yóu, “打” dǎ, “在” zài, “当” dāng, “于” yú are placed before time words. “当” is often used with “的时候” de shíhou together to form an adverbial adjunct.
(1) 他从6岁开始坚持每天锻炼身体。
(2) 他自（自从）那天就再也没有迟到过。
(3) 这家银行营业时间：由9点到17点。
(4) 打昨天起他就觉得头痛。
(5) 当我想起他的时候，他已经不见了。
(6) 新中国成立于1949年。

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