当
着

In front of in Chinese: 当着 (dāng zhe)

dāng zhe

in front of

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 當著1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1in front of
  2. 2in the presence of

Stroke order

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当
着

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄤ

dāng

ㄉ/ dㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

˙ㄓㄜ

zhe

˙/ neutral toneㄓ/ zhㄜ/ e

Simplified & traditional

当着

Simplified

當著

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他当着大家的面承认了错误。

    tā dāng zhe dà jiā de miàn chéng rèn le cuò wù。

    He admitted his mistake in front of everyone.

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Related words

着

zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

当

dāng

(onom.) dong

当然

dāng rán

only natural

着急

zháo jí

to worry

当地

dāng dì

local

当时

dāng shí

then

随着

suí zhe

along with

当代

dāng dài

the present age

接着

jiē zhe

to catch and hold on

上当

shàng dàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)

相当

xiāng dāng

equivalent to

着凉

zháo liáng

to catch cold

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