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dāng = d + ang1
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
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dàng = d + ang4
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)
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How to pronounce 當

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ang1 final

In front of the anglepod.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ang4 final

In the anglepod’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

當 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shàng = sh + ang4
still / yet / to value / to esteem
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tián = ti + an2
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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Characters with 當 as component

dàng = d + ang4
official records / grade (of goods) / file / records / shelves / slot / gap / crosspiece / classifier for crosspieces / classifier for events, affairs etc / Taiwan pr. [dang3]
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dǎng = d + ang3
(Tw) variant of 擋|挡[dang3], gear
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dǎng = d + ang3
to resist / to obstruct / to hinder / to keep off / to block (a blow) / to get in the way of / cover / gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
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Words with 當

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one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom) / once bitten, twice shy

Sentences with 當

當 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dāng / dàng

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