6 strokes
6 画
dāng
xuě
snow
- work as; serve as; be
- bear; accept; deserve
- in sb.’s presence; to sb.’s face
- just at (a time or place)
- ought to; should; must
dāng-chū
当初
n.
originally; at the outset; in the first place; at that time
dāng-dài
当代
n.
the present age; the contemporary era
dāng-dì
当地
at the place in question; in the locality; local
dāng-jiā
当家
v.
manage (household) affairs
dāng-jīn
当今
n.
high tide; high water; climax; orgasm
dāng-miàn
当面
v.
to sb.’s face; in sb.’s presence
dāng-nián
当年
n.
in those years (or days) / the prime of life
dāng-qián
当前
n.
before one; facing one / present; current
dāng-rán
当然
adv. / adj.
without doubt; certainly; of course; to be sure; ex oofficio / natural
dāng-shí
当时
n.
then; at that time
dāng-xīn
当心
v.
take care; be careful; look out
dāng-zhōng
当中
n.
in the middle; in the centre / among
dāng-jī-lì-duàn
当机立断
decide quickly; make a prompt decision
dāng-wù-zhī-jí
当务之急
a pressing matter of the moment; a top priority task; urgent matter
dāng-zhī-wú-kuì
当之无愧
fully deserve (a little, an honour, etc.); be worthy of (a certain title or honour)
Usage 用法
go or come out
Tā yǐ-qián dāng guo lǎo-shī.
他以前当过老师。
He worked as a teacher before.
exceed; go beyond
Nán-zǐ-hàn-dà-zhàng-fu gǎn-zuò-gǎn-dāng.
男子汉大丈夫敢作敢当。
A real mean bares to act and to take up responsibilities.
issue; put out
Wǒ gǎn dāng tā-de miàn pī-píng tā.
我敢当他的面批评他。
I dare to criticise him to his face.
produce; turn out
Dāng tā zhǐ-yǒu sān suì de-shí-hou, jiù huì xiě-zì le.
当他只有三岁的时候，就会写字了。
When only three, he could write characters.
arise; happen
Zhè zhǒng shì dāng-duàn-jiù-děi-duàn.
这种事当断就得断。
For matters of this sort, it is imperative to act when action is called for.
