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Timely in Chinese: 正当 (zhèng dāng)

zhèng dāng

timely

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 正當1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1timely
  2. 2just (when needed)

Stroke order

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正
当

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄥˋ

zhèng

ㄓ/ zhㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄤ

dāng

ㄉ/ dㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

正当

Simplified

正當

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 正当我要出门时,天下起了大雨。

    zhèng dāng wǒ yào chū mén shí, tiān xià qǐ le dà yǔ。

    Just as I was about to go out, it began to pour.

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Related words

当

dāng

(onom.) dong

正

zhèng

straight

正在

zhèng zài

just at (that time)

当然

dāng rán

only natural

当地

dāng dì

local

当时

dāng shí

then

真正

zhēn zhèng

genuine

正常

zhèng cháng

regular

正好

zhèng hǎo

just (in time)

正确

zhèng què

correct

正式

zhèng shì

formal

当代

dāng dài

the present age

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