当 (當) dāng

1. dāng verb to be; to act as; to serve as
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 担任 (CC-CEDICT '當'; Guoyu '當' dāng v 1; Kroll 2015 '當' 2; NCCED 1 '当' 5)
2. dāng preposition at or in the very same; be apposite
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 当班 'on shift'; In this sense in literary Chinese, 当 is a function word that expresses simultaneity (NCCED 1 '当' 4; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 160). For example, 當在宋也 'When I was in Song' (Mengzi: 4.3/20/18, translation by Legge; CC-CEDICT '當'; CED 1 '当' 4; Guoyu '當' dāng v 6; Kroll 2015 '當' 1; NCCED 1 '当' 7)
3. dāng onomatopoeia dang (sound of a bell)
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Traditional: 噹 (CC-CEDICT '噹'; Guoyu '噹'; Unihan '噹')
4. dāng verb to face
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 面对 (CED 1 '当' 3; Guoyu '當' dāng v 5; NCCED 1 '当' 6)
5. dāng verb to accept; to bear; to support; to inherit
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CED 2 '当' 2; CC-CEDICT '當'; Guoyu '當' dāng v 3; NCCED 1 '当' 3)
6. dāng verb to manage; to host
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 当家 'to manage a household' (CC-CEDICT '當'; CED 2 '当' 3; Guoyu '當' dāng v 2; NCCED 1 '当' 2)
7. dāng adverb should
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 应该 (CED 1 '当' 2; Guoyu '當' dāng adv 2; NCCED 1 '当' 9)
8. dāng verb to treat; to regard as
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 当作 (Guoyu '當' dāng v 7)
9. dǎng verb to think
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 以为 (Guoyu '當' dǎng v 1)
10. dàng adjective suitable; correspond to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 適合 (CC-CEDICT '當'; Guoyu '當' dàng adj 1; Kroll 2015 '當' dàng 1)
11. dǎng verb to be equal
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 匹敌; as a variant of 挡 (CED 1 '当' 1; Guoyu '當' dǎng v 2; NCCED 1 '当' 1)
12. dàng pronoun that
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 那 (Guoyu '當' dāng adv 1)
13. dāng noun an end; top
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 顶端 (Guoyu '當' dāng n; NCCED 1 '当' 10)
14. dàng onomatopoeia clang; jingle
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Traditional: 當 (CED 3 '当'; Guoyu '當' dāng onomatopoeia; NCCED 2 '当')
15. dāng verb to judge
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 判决 (Guoyu '當' dāng v 8)
16. dǎng verb to bear on one's shoulder
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 偏袒 (Guoyu '當' dǎng v 3)
17. dàng adjective the same
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 同一 (Guoyu '當' dàng adj 2)
18. dàng verb to pawn
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 典当 (CC-CEDICT '當'; Guoyu '當' dàng v 1)
19. dàng verb to fail [an exam]
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 不及格 (CC-CEDICT '當'; Guoyu '當' dàng v 3)
20. dàng noun a trap
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 圈套 (Guoyu '當' dàng n 1)
21. dàng noun a pawned item
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 赎当 (Guoyu '當' dàng n 2)

Contained in

• 当时(當時) then; at that time ; immediately
• 响叮当(響叮噹) to tinkle; to jingle; to clank
• 当成(當成) to consider as; to take to be
• 每当(每當) whenever; every time
• 当街(當街) in the middle of the street; facing the street
• 当枪使(當槍使) to use as a tool
• 承当(承當) to bear; to take responsibility for
• 当之(當之) handle the affair
• 当头(當頭) imminent ; to give an item as collateral ; to be responsible for
• 当地(當地) local
• 好汉做事好汉当(好漢做事好漢當) daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it; a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
• 失当(失當) inappropriate
• 当真(當真) to take seriously
• 当作(當作) to treat as; to regard as
• 满满当当(滿滿當當) brim full; completely packed
• 男大当婚，女大当嫁(男大當婚，女大當嫁) for a man and woman to be an age suitable to marry
• 直接了当(直接了當) direct and plain spoken
• 当代新儒家(當代新儒家) Contemporary New Confucianism
• 当世冠(當世冠) the foremost person of his age; unequalled; a leading light
• 赎当(贖當) a pawned item
• 该当(該當) should; to deserve
• 梯恩梯当量(梯恩梯當量) TNT equivalent
• 当铺(當鋪) to pawn ; pawn shop
• 不当(不當) unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
• 承当不起(承當不起) unable to support something
• 亚当(亞當) Adam
• 当啷(當啷) metallic sound; clanging
• 直捷了当(直捷了當) direct and plain spoken
• 等效百万吨当量(等效百萬噸當量) equivalent megatonnage (EMT)
• 正当年(正當年) to be in the prime of life
• 家当(家當) family assets
• 当差(當差) to be on duty in a government office ; to work in a government office
• 首当其冲(首當其衝) to bear the brunt
• 正当手续(正當手續) a proper procedure
• 悲歌当哭(悲歌當哭) to sing instead of weep
• 当红(當紅) currently popular
• 便当(便當) bento; lunchbox ; convenient; handy
• 正当营业(正當營業) a legitimate enterprise
• 当兵(當兵) to serve in the army; to be a soldier
• 大而无当(大而無當) grandiose but impractical; large but of no real use
• 典当(典當) to pawn
• 爽当(爽當) with alacrity; frank and spontaneous
• 顺当(順當) smoothly
• 想当然(想當然) to take something for granted
• 当之有愧(當之有愧) to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor
• 恶运当头(惡運當頭) about to encounter bad luck
• 质当(質當) to pawn ; a pawned item

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