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)

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• 丁零当啷(丁零噹啷) ding-a-ling; for sound of bell
• 典当行(典當行) pawn shop
• 羞愧难当(羞愧難當) to feel ashamed
• 当归(當歸) Angelica sinensis
• 典当(典當) to pawn
• 用一当十(用一當十) to use one force against another ten times its size
• 精当(精當) precise and appropriate
• 当耳旁风(當耳旁風) to treat (what somebody says) as wind past your ear; to completely disregard
• 首当其冲(首當其衝) to bear the brunt
• 当天(當天) that day; the same day
• 不当(不當) unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
• 当做(當做) to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as
• 当作(當作) to treat as; to regard as
• 当红(當紅) currently popular
• 当天事当天毕(當天事當天畢) never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
• 失当(失當) inappropriate
• 叮当响(叮噹響) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
• 独当一面(獨當一面) to assume personal responsibility; to take charge of a section
• 正当要求(正當要求) a reasonable request
• 不当得利(不當得利) unjust enrichment
• 当待(當待) to be in charge of; to be responsible for
• 安步当车(安步當車) to walk slowly, as if riding in a carriage
• 对酒当歌(對酒當歌) sing to accompany wine; life is short, make merry while you can
• 大而无当(大而無當) grandiose but impractical; large but of no real use
• 皎皎当窗牖(皎皎當窗牖) white, white, sitting at the casement window
• 当代(當代) the present age; the contemporary era ; the world at present
• 理所当然(理所當然) as it should be by rights
• 半瓶水响叮当(半瓶水響叮噹) if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound; empty vessels make the most noise
• 当面错过(當面錯過) to miss somebody when face to face with them
• 瓦当(瓦當) eaves-tile
• 充当(充當) to serve as
• 相当(相當) similar to ; appropriate; suitable ; equivalent to; equal to ; considerably; to a certain extent
• 当牛作马(當牛作馬) to work like a horse and toil like an ox; to slave for sb
• 当晚(當晚) on that evening
• 当家(當家) to manage household affairs ; to be in charge of ; husband
• 当务之急(當務之急) a top priority job; a matter of vital importance
• 吊儿郎当(吊兒郎當) sloppy
• 当下(當下) presently; immediately; at once
• 正当年(正當年) to be in the prime of life
• 不当一回事(不當一回事) not regard as a matter (of any importance)
• 拦当(攔當) to obstruct
• 当年(當年) during those years; during that time
• 当上(當上) to take up duty as; to assume a position; to assume; to take on (an office)

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泽当镇 、 泽当 、 乌当区 、 乌当 、 当麻町 、 当代文学 、 当麻 、 两当县

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