当

(onom.) dong in Chinese: 当 (dāng)

dāng

(onom.) dong

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 噹2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(onom.) dong
  2. 2ding dong (bell)

Stroke order

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当

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄤ

dāng

ㄉ/ dㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

当

Simplified

噹

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 当局者迷。

    dāng jú zhě mí。

    You can't see the forest behind the trees.

  • 我想当护士

    wǒ xiǎng dāng hù shì

    I want to be a nurse.

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Related words

当然

dāng rán

only natural

当地

dāng dì

local

当时

dāng shí

then

当代

dāng dài

the present age

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

相当

xiāng dāng

equivalent to

当初

dāng chū

at that time

当中

dāng zhōng

among

应当

yīng dāng

should

当场

dāng chǎng

at the scene

当年

dāng nián

in those days

当前

dāng qián

the present time

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