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Pinyin dāng、 dàng

Radical

彐

Strokes

Definition

to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at, at or in the very same... / to pawn / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / replace / represent

Usage

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叮叮当当 dīng dīng dāng dāng

(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound

叮当 dīng dāng

(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound

叮当作响 dīng dāng zuò xiǎng

jingle / tinkle / cling-clang

当啷 dāng lāng

(onom.) metallic sound / clanging

另当别论 lìng dāng bié lùn

to treat differently / another cup of tea

只当 zhǐ dāng

Only when

哐当 kuāng dāng

Kang Dang

当地 dāng dì

local

当场 dāng chǎng

at the scene / on the spot

妥当 tuǒ dang

appropriate / proper / ready

妥妥当当 tuǒ tuǒ dàng dāng

Properly

女大当嫁 nǚ dà dāng jià

A girl of age should be married. / A girl should get married on coming of age. / A girl should get married upon reaching womanhood. / Grown-up daughters have to marry.

当即 dāng jí

at once / on the spot

勾当 gòu dàng

shady business

咣当 guāng dāng

crash / bang

当局 dāng jú

authorities

武当山 Wǔ dāng shān

Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei

当时 dāng shí

then / at that time / while

当年 dāng nián

in those days / then / in those years / during that time

应当 yīng dāng

should / ought to

当庭 dāng tíng

at court / in court

相当 xiāng dāng

equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite

当然 dāng rán

only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt

正当 zhèng dāng

timely / just (when needed)

当真 dàng zhēn

to take seriously / serious / No joking, really!

当选 dāng xuǎn

to be elected

适当 shì dàng

suitable / appropriate

当日 dāng rì

on that day

当前 dāng qián

current / today's / modern / present / to be facing (us)

当初 dāng chū

at that time / originally

当务之急 dāng wù zhī jí

top priority job / matter of vital importance

恰当 qià dàng

appropriate / suitable

当惹雍错 dāng rě yōng cuò

Dang yong co

当之无愧 dāng zhī wú kuì

fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)

直截了当 zhí jié liǎo dàng

direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward

担当 dān dāng

to take upon oneself / to assume

不敢当 bù gǎn dāng

lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me

敢当 gǎn dāng

Dare to be

敢作敢当 gǎn zuò gǎn dāng

variant of 敢做敢當|敢做敢当[gan3 zuo4 gan3 dang1]

旗鼓相当 qí gǔ xiāng dāng

lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched / roughly comparable (opponents)

当晚 dàng wǎn

the same evening

武当山风景区 wǔ dāng shān fēng jǐng qū

Wudang Mountain Scenic Area

当头一棒 dāng tóu yī bàng

a head-on blow / deal a direct blow at ...

当头棒喝 dāng tóu bàng hè

a blow and a shout / a sharp warning / a severe warning / give a timely warning / give sharp advice for one to wake up from error

当做 dàng zuò

to treat as / to regard as / to look upon as

停当 tíng dàng

settled / accomplished / ready

允当 yǔn dàng

proper / suitable

充当 chōng dāng

to serve as / to act as / to play the role of

当先 dāng xiān

in the van / in the front ranks / at the head

便当 biàn dāng

convenient / handy / easy / bento (a meal in a partitioned box) / lunchbox

每当 měi dāng

whenever / every time / on every

泽当 Zé dāng

Zêdang town in Nêdong county 乃東縣|乃东县[Nai3 dong1 xian4], Tibet, capital of Lhokha prefecture

当作 dàng zuò

to treat as / to regard as

当代 dāng dài

the present age / the contemporary era

当众 dāng zhòng

in public / in front of everybody

当仁不让 dāng rén bù ràng

to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others

当今 dāng jīn

current / present / now / nowadays

相当于 xiāng dāng yú

equivalent to

稳当 wěn dang

reliable / secure / stable / firm

当中 dāng zhōng

among / in the middle / in the center

当下 dāng xià

immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment

该当 gāi dāng

should / to deserve

吊儿郎当 diào r láng dāng

sloppy

当铺 dàng pù

pawn shop / CL:家[jia1],間|间[jian1]

锐不可当 ruì bù kě dāng

unstoppable / hard to hold back

当阳 Dāng yáng

Dangyan county level city in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei

麦当劳 Mài dāng láo

MacDonald or McDonald (name) / McDonald's (fast food company)

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