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上当 (shàng dàng): Be taken in (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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上 • shàng • up; above; on; previous • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shàng上

up; above; on; previous

当 • dàng • to regard as; suitable; to pawn • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
dàng当

to regard as; suitable; to pawn

Word Info

Pinyinshàng dàng
Meaningbe taken in; be fooled; be duped
Characters2
SyntaxVerb
4.

How to Use 上当 in Sentences

Verb + Objectwith小心
xiǎo小
xīn心
shàng上
dàng当
neutralSpoken
beware of being tricked
Adverb + Verbwith容易
róng容
yì易
shàng上
dàng当
Idiomwith受骗
shàng上
dàng当
shòu受
piàn骗
Verb + Complementwith一次
shàng上
le了
yī一
cì次
dàng当
5.

Example Sentences with 上当

wǒ我
shàng上
dàng当
le了
，
tā他

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 上当.

  • 单调dān diàomonotonous; dull; drab
  • 等待děng dàito wait for; to await
  • 表现biǎo xiànexpression; representation; display
  • 窗帘chuāng liáncurtains; sunblind
  • 吃亏chī kuīto suffer losses; come to grief; take a beating
  • 地毯dì tǎncarpet; rug
  • 抽象chōu xiàngabstract
  • 代替dài tìinstead
  • 彻底chè dǐthorough
  • 单位dān wèiunit
  • 差距chā jùgap; disparity
  • 不耐烦bú nài fánimpatient
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 上当.

Words with 上
  • 上午shàng wǔmorning
  • 上学shàng xuéto go to school
  • 上课shàng kèto go to class
  • 上去
neutral
easily deceived
neutral
be deceived and cheated
informal
Spoken
got tricked once
piàn
骗
le了
wǒ我
。
I was tricked; he deceived me.
tā他
yīn因
wèi为
tān贪
tú图
pián便
yi宜
，
jié结
guǒ果
shàng上
dàng当
shòu受
piàn骗
le了
。
He was greedy for a cheap deal and ended up being fooled.
mǎi买
dōng东
xī西
shí时
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
，
bié别
shàng上
dàng当
le了
。
Be careful when shopping; don't get fooled.
tā他
yīn因
wèi为
tān贪
tú图
xiǎo小
lì利
ér而
shàng上
dàng当
，
zuì最
zhōng终
méng蒙
shòu受
le了
jù巨
dà大
de的
jīng经
jì济
sǔn损
shī失
。
He was duped because of his greed for petty gains, ultimately suffering huge financial losses.
zhè这
zhǒng种
wǎng网
luò络
zhà诈
piàn骗
shǒu手
fǎ法
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
，
tí提
xǐng醒
jiā家
rén人
péng朋
yǒu友
qiān千
wàn万
bié别
shàng上
dàng当
。
This kind of online scam is very common; remind your family and friends not to be fooled.
shàng qu
to go up
  • 上来shàng laito come up
  • 上班shàng bānstart work
  • 上面shàng miànon top of
  • 早上zǎo shangearly morning
    • Words with 当
    • 当然dāng ránof course
    • 当时dāng shíat that time
    • 应当yīng dāngshould; ought to
    • 当中dāng zhōngamong
    • 当作dàng zuòto treat as
    • 当地dāng dìlocal area
    • 当年dāng niánin those days
    • 当心dāng xīnbe careful