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