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当
Simplified
当
Traditional
當
Pinyin
dāng
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
我想当老师
Wǒ xiǎng dāng lǎoshī
I want to be a teacher
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当
⺌
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彐
⺌
Part
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彐
Part
jì
snout
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当
光
当
当
尚
肖
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当
dàng
at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn; (coll.) to fail (a student)
当时
dāng shí
then; at that time; while
HSK2
当然
dāng rán
only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
HSK3
相当
xiāng dāng
equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite
HSK3
当地
dāng dì
local
HSK3
当中
dāng zhōng
among; in the middle; in the center
HSK3
当初
dāng chū
at that time; originally
HSK3
当作
dàng zuò
to treat as; to regard as
HSK6
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