当 (當) dāng
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verb
to be; to act as; to serve as
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 担任 (CC-CEDICT '當'; Guoyu '當' dāng v 1; Kroll 2015 '當' 2; NCCED 1 '当' 5) -
preposition
at or in the very same; be apposite
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 当班 'on shift'; In this sense in literary Chinese, 当 is a function word that expresses simultaneity (NCCED 1 '当' 4; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 160). For example, 當在宋也 'When I was in Song' (Mengzi: 4.3/20/18, translation by Legge; CC-CEDICT '當'; CED 1 '当' 4; Guoyu '當' dāng v 6; Kroll 2015 '當' 1; NCCED 1 '当' 7) -
onomatopoeia
dang (sound of a bell)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Traditional: 噹 (CC-CEDICT '噹'; Guoyu '噹'; Unihan '噹') -
verb
to face
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 面对 (CED 1 '当' 3; Guoyu '當' dāng v 5; NCCED 1 '当' 6) -
verb
to accept; to bear; to support; to inherit
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CED 2 '当' 2; CC-CEDICT '當'; Guoyu '當' dāng v 3; NCCED 1 '当' 3) -
verb
to manage; to host
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 当家 'to manage a household' (CC-CEDICT '當'; CED 2 '当' 3; Guoyu '當' dāng v 2; NCCED 1 '当' 2) -
adverb
should
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 应该 (CED 1 '当' 2; Guoyu '當' dāng adv 2; NCCED 1 '当' 9) -
verb
to treat; to regard as
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 当作 (Guoyu '當' dāng v 7) -
verb
to think
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 以为 (Guoyu '當' dǎng v 1) -
adjective
suitable; correspond to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 適合 (CC-CEDICT '當'; Guoyu '當' dàng adj 1; Kroll 2015 '當' dàng 1) -
verb
to be equal
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 匹敌; as a variant of 挡 (CED 1 '当' 1; Guoyu '當' dǎng v 2; NCCED 1 '当' 1) -
pronoun
that
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 那 (Guoyu '當' dāng adv 1) -
noun
an end; top
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 顶端 (Guoyu '當' dāng n; NCCED 1 '当' 10) -
onomatopoeia
clang; jingle
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Traditional: 當 (CED 3 '当'; Guoyu '當' dāng onomatopoeia; NCCED 2 '当') -
verb
to judge
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 判决 (Guoyu '當' dāng v 8) -
verb
to bear on one's shoulder
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 偏袒 (Guoyu '當' dǎng v 3) -
adjective
the same
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 同一 (Guoyu '當' dàng adj 2) -
verb
to pawn
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 典当 (CC-CEDICT '當'; Guoyu '當' dàng v 1) -
verb
to fail [an exam]
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 不及格 (CC-CEDICT '當'; Guoyu '當' dàng v 3) -
noun
a trap
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 圈套 (Guoyu '當' dàng n 1) -
noun
a pawned item
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 赎当 (Guoyu '當' dàng n 2)
Contained in
- 必当(必當) must
- 弥勒当来下生经(彌勒當來下生經) Sutra on Maitreya's Descent
- 佛说当来变经(佛說當來變經) Foshuo Dang Lai Bian Jing
- 当麻曼荼罗绘卷(當麻曼荼羅繪卷) Taima Mandara Scroll Painting
- 主题演说：当代人心思潮(主題演說：當代人心思潮) Keynote Speeches: Wise Thoughts, Modern Mentality
- 一忍可当百勇 一静可别百动 一勤可成百事 一善可消百恶(一忍可當百勇 一靜可別百動 一勤可成百事 一善可消百惡) A moment of tolerance outplays a hundred warriors. A moment of calm outweighs a hundred movements. A moment of diligence solves a hundred problems. A moment of kindness eliminates a hundred unkind deeds.
- 当下大悟(當下大悟) sudden awakening
- 一切都是当然的(一切都是當然的) Everything is as it should be
- 渐当令作佛(漸當令作佛) in course of time all become Buddhas
Also contained in
当值 、 半瓶水响叮当 、 豺狼当道 、 该当 、 当代文学 、 当选 、 不减当年 、 当轴 、 大而无当 、 乌当区 、 当地 、 当兵 、 大敌当前 、 切当 、 莫能当善 、 夹当儿 、 阎王好见，小鬼难当 、 当仁不让 、 皎皎当窗牖 、 顺当 、 正当事业 、 不正当 、 想当然 、 爽当 、 当权者 、 正当时节 、 当量 、 当世 、 当麻町 、 相当于或大于 、 当来 、 用一当十 、 空当 、 吃亏上当 、 当年 、 当地居民 、 行当 、 不适当 、 当事国 、 正当防卫 、 亚当·斯密 、 日正当中
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 76 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 365 , has parallel version
- Scroll 180 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 364 , has parallel version
- Scroll 1 Yangjuemoluo Jing (Aṅgulimālīyasūtra) 央掘魔羅經 — count: 318 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 2 Da Biqiu San Qian Weiyi 大比丘三千威儀 — count: 306
- Scroll 179 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 299 , has parallel version
- Scroll 12 Abhidharmavijñānakāyapādaśāstra (Apidamo Shi Shen Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨識身足論 — count: 298
- Scroll 1 Shami Shi Jie Fa Bing Weiyi 沙彌十戒法并威儀 — count: 285
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 233
- Scroll 1 Da Biqiu San Qian Weiyi 大比丘三千威儀 — count: 210
- Scroll 1 Zhu Fa Zuishang Wang Jing 諸法最上王經 — count: 205