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得当 (dé dàng): Appropriate / Proper (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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得 • dé • to get; to obtain • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
dé
得
to get; to obtain
当 • dàng • to regard as; suitable; to pawn • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
dàng
当
to regard as; suitable; to pawn
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 得当.
Words with
得
觉得
jué de
to think; feel
得分
dé fēn
to score
得到
dé dào
to get
懂得
dǒng de
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to understand; to know; to comprehend
认得
rèn de
to recognize
记得
jì de
to remember
值得
zhí de
worthy
取得
qǔ dé
to acquire; to get; to obtain
Words with
当
当然
dāng rán
of course
当时
dāng shí
at that time
上当
shàng dàng
be taken in; be fooled; be duped
应当
yīng dāng
should; ought to
当中
dāng zhōng
among
当作
dàng zuò
to treat as
当地
dāng dì
local area
当年
dāng nián
in those days
4.
How to Use 得当 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
ān
安
pái
排
dé
得
dàng
当
neutral
arrange properly
chǔ
处
lǐ
理
dé
得
dàng
当
neutral
handle appropriately
Subject + Predicate
fāng
方
fǎ
法
dé
得
dàng
当
neutral
5.
Example Sentences with 得当
tā
他
shuō
说
huà
话
hěn
很
dé
得
dàng
当
appropriate method
jǔ
举
zhǐ
止
dé
得
dàng
当
formal
Written
proper behavior
。
He speaks appropriately.
Tā
他
de
的
chǔ
处
lǐ
理
fāng
方
shì
式
fēi
非
cháng
常
dé
得
dàng
当
，
dé
得
dào
到
le
了
dà
大
jiā
家
de
的
rèn
认
kě
可
。
His way of handling the matter was very appropriate and gained everyone's approval.
nǐ
你
jué
觉
de
得
wǒ
我
zhè
这
yàng
样
jù
拒
jué
绝
tā
他
de
的
yāo
邀
qǐng
请
，
fāng
方
shì
式
shì
是
fǒu
否
dé
得
dàng
当
？
Do you think the way I declined his invitation was appropriate?
zhè
这
ge
个
ān
安
pái
排
hěn
很
dé
得
dàng
当
，
dà
大
jiā
家
dōu
都
hěn
很
mǎn
满
yì
意
。
This arrangement is proper, and everyone is satisfied.
tā
他
chǔ
处
lǐ
理
jiā
家
tíng
庭
máo
矛
dùn
盾
de
的
fāng
方
shì
式
bìng
并
bù
不
dé
得
dàng
当
，
fǎn
反
ér
而
jī
激
huà
化
le
了
shuāng
双
fāng
方
de
的
máo
矛
dùn
盾
。
His way of handling the family conflict was not proper; instead, it intensified the conflict between both parties.
