當 (dong1 dong3 | dang1 dang4) : work as; in charge; appropriate; regard as

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當

dong1 dong3

dang1 dang4

[粵] dong1 | [國] dang1
[1] [v] serve/work as; accept/take (responsibility)
[2] [v] be in charge; preside; control
[3] [prep] at a certain time/place; when; while
[4] [v] be equal to; match; be commensurate with
[5] [v] should; ought to; must
[6] [v] hold back; block; be in sb's presence

[粵] dong3 | [國] dang4
[1] [adj] appropriate; proper; right
[2] [v] regard/treat as; take for
[3] [v,n] pawn; mortgage; pledge

[粵] dong1 | [國] dang4
[prep] at/in/on (that very moment/day/month/year)

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 田 (#102)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

當 / 当

This word has been viewed 22352 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Aug 2013 02:37

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當眾 dong1 zung3 dang1 zhong4 = in public; in front of everybody

當成 dong3 sing4 dang1 cheng2 = to take as; to consider to be

當造 dong1 zou6 dang1 zao4 = in season (re: e.g, fruits)

當天 dong1 tin1 dang1 tian1; dang4 tian1 = that day 國

的當 dik1 dong3 = proper, accurate

當然 dong1 jin4 dang1 ran2 = of course; as it should be; only natural that

當晚 dong1 maan5 = on that night

每當 mui5 dong1 mei3 dang1 = every time, whenever 國

當初 dong1 co1 dang1 chu1 = at first, originally

當心 dong1 sam1 dang1 xin1 = take care; look out; be careful
See all 124 compounds (CantoDict reports 127 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 14 examples containing 當

當天應該得七歲。粵
That day, I think I was only seven.

我相當快樂。國
I am fairly happy.

你覺得聖誕節當天會不會下雪？國
Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day?

我們聖誕節當天要辦個大聚會國
On Christmas Day we will have a big party.

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! :-)]

我今晚要當值。
I'm on duty tonight.
[Lit: I need to be on duty tonight.]

當天全部都好！
That day, everything was good!

這兩個詞搭配不當。國
These two words don't go together.

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]]

當你蹣跚學步時，爸爸離開咗我哋粵
Father left us when you were still tottering while learning to walk.

佢當時好慌，以為自己命不久矣粵
Thinking that her end was near, she panicked.

當日天陰陰，落雨絲濕噉，一出門口我都經已有不祥嘅預感粵
That day the weather was overcast and about to rain. I had a very bad feeling as I stepped out my house.

當世界語啱啱傳入中國嗰陣粵 ?!
When Esperanto had just been introduced to China...
[Lit. When Esperanto just-now introduced China that-time]

陳仔近排當黑﹐冇咗份工兼且輸埋官司。粵
Chan was lately down on his luck, losing both his job and the court case.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,128378]

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