Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
当
dāng, dàng
Description
“当”是一个很常见的字,可以表示“做”、“成为”,比如“当老师”,也可以表示“在某个时候”,比如“当我小的时候”。
读“dàng”的时候,常常表示“合适”或者“把东西拿去换钱”。
Meanings
当dāng
to be; to work as; to serve as
他想当医生。
当dāng
at (a certain time or place); when
当我回家时,天已经黑了。
当dàng
to treat as; to regard as
别把我当小孩。
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Notes
- Etymology
originally meant 'to match/be equal', extended to 'act as' and 'treat as'.
- Nuance
当 (dāng) means 'work as'; 当 (dàng) means 'consider as' — different tones, different senses.
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