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dong1 dong3
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(1) [1] [v] undertake; assume (responsibilities, etc.) [2] [v] face [3] equal; well-matched [4] in the very same (place, year, day, etc.) [5] ought to; should; must [6] just at (at time or place) [7] [v] work as; serve as (2) [1] proper; appropriate [2] [v] pawn; mortgage; pledge [3] [v] take as; regard as; consider as (3) [v] mistake something for another  Stroke count: 13
Level: 2
Radical: 田 (#102)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Aug 2009 23:59 | ||
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當天
dong1 tin1 = that day 國
的當
dik1 dong3 = proper, accurate
當然
dong1 jin4 = of course; as it should be; only natural that
當晚
dong1 maan5 = on that night
每當
mui5 dong1 = every time, whenever 國
當初
dong1 co1 = at first, originally
當心
dong1 sam1 = take care; look out; be careful
不當
bat1 dong3 = not suitable
當我
dong1 ngo5 = when I...
相當
soeng1 dong1 = equivalent to; appropriate; fairlySee all 115 compounds (CantoDict reports 117 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 13 examples containing 當
當你睇到呢封信嘅時候﹐我已經離開咗香港。 粵
By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Hong Kong. [This line of dialogue is often heard in TV soap operas! :-)]
我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。 粵
I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last. [copied from [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,91899,91899#msg-91899]this thread.[/url]] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 當
Unicode code for this character: U+7576 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 當
Unicode code for this character: U+7576 (off-site link)
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- a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
- a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
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