Chinese Character 當 (dong1 dong3 | dang1 dang4) : undertake; assume; face

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當
dong1 dong3 dang1 dang4
(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: 3 Radical: 田 (#102)
當 / 当
This character was last edited on 19th Mar 2008
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當天 dong1 tin1 dang1 tian1; dang4 tian1 = that day 的當 dik1 dong3 = proper, accurate 當然 dong1 jin4 dang1 ran2 = of course; as it should be; only natural that 當初 dong1 co1 dang1 chu1 = at first, originally 當我 dong1 ngo5 dang1 wo3 = when I... 當日 dong1 jat6 dang1 ri4; dang4 ri4 = that day; that very day; that same day 當年 dong1 nin4 dang1 nian2; dang4 nian2 = in those years; in those days; the prime of life; that same year 當值 dong1 zik6 = on duty粵亞當 aa3 dong1 ya3 dang1 (Taiwan), ya4 dang1 (PRC) = Adam, MDMA 當晚 dong1 maan5 = on that night See all 95 compounds
Showing all 6 examples containing 當我相當快樂。國 edit I am fairly happy. 你覺得聖誕節當天會不會下雪？國 edit Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day? 我們聖誕節當天要辦個大聚會國 edit On Christmas Day we will have a big party. 當天應該得七歲。粵 edit That day, I think I was only seven. 當天全部都好！ edit That day, everything was good! 這兩個詞搭配不當。國 edit These two words don't go together. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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Decimal representation of this word: 當
Unicode code for this character: U+7576 (off-site link)

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