to be, to act as, to bear, to face
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 当 is used in context
1
dāng当
shí时
wǒ我
zhèng正
zài在
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
kàn看
shū书
。
At that time, I was reading in the library.
2
wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
liǎo了
jiě解
dāng当
dì地
de的
wén文
huà化
xí习
sú俗
。
We should understand the local cultural customs.
3
wǒ我
dāng当
rán然
huì会
cān参
jiā加
míng明
tiān天
de的
huì会
yì议
。
I will definitely attend tomorrow's meeting.
4
nǐ你
shì是
wǒ我
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
，
wǒ我
dāng当
rán然
huì会
bāng帮
nǐ你
。
You are my friend, of course I will help you.
5
míng明
tiān天
yǒu有
kǎo考
shì试
，
wǒ我
dāng当
rán然
yào要
hǎo好
hǎo好
fù复
xí习
。
There is an exam tomorrow, of course I need to study hard.
6
zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
bù不
cuò错
，
wǒ我
dāng当
rán然
zhī支
chí持
。
This plan sounds good, of course I support it.
7
dāng当
shí时
shì是
zǎo早
shàng上
bā八
diǎn点
。
It was eight o'clock in the morning at that time.
8
tā他
dāng当
shí时
zhèng正
zài在
kàn看
shū书
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
méi没
tīng听
dào到
diàn电
huà话
xiǎng响
。
He was reading a book at that moment, so he didn't hear the phone ring.
9
dāng当
shí时
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
hěn很
jǐn紧
jí急
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
lì立
kè刻
zuò做
chū出
jué决
dìng定
。
The situation was urgent at that time, and we had to make a decision immediately.
10
wǒ我
shàng上
dàng当
le了
，
tā他
piàn骗
le了
wǒ我
。
I was tricked; he deceived me.
Information
Traditional當
Radical彐
Strokes6
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#469
Zhuyinㄉㄤ
Components—
UnicodeU+5F53
CangjieFSMG
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality