dāng

Traditional:

当 (dāng) is a Chinese word meaning “to be; to act as; manage”.

Meanings

  1. 1to be
  2. 2to act as
  3. 3manage
  4. 4withstand
  5. 5when
  6. 6during
  7. 7ought
  8. 8should
  9. 9match equally
  10. 10equal
  11. 11same
  12. 12obstruct
  13. 13just at (a time or place)
  14. 14on the spot
  15. 15right
  16. 16just at
Part of speech
verb, preposition

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