当 dāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- ⺌ — small
- Made of
- ⺌ small 彐 snout
当
dāng
to work as; to be
Character
Example phrases
- 我当老师。 Wǒ dāng lǎo shī. I work as a teacher.
- 他当班长。 Tā dāng bān zhǎng. He is the class monitor.
- 她当医生。 Tā dāng yī shēng. She works as a doctor.
Related words
- 当时 dāngshí at that time
- 当初 dāngchū at first; back then
- 当地 dāngdì local
- 当然 dāngrán of course
- 当中 dāngzhōng among; in the middle of
- 相当 xiāngdāng quite; fairly
- 应当 yīngdāng should; ought to
- 不敢当 bùgǎndāng I do not deserve it (modest reply)
- 当场 dāngchǎng on the spot; immediately
- 当代 dāngdài modern; contemporary
- 当年 dāngnián back then
- 当前 dāngqián current; present