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当下

dāngxià

at the present moment, right away; immediately, at once

A person sits still beside an hourglass with one drop falling
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Characters in this word

当 dāng

Strokes
6
Radical
⺌ — small
Made of
⺌ small 彐 snout

下 xià

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
一 one 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 当下最紧迫的任务,是稳定团队情绪并恢复正常生产。 Dāngxià zuì jǐnpò de rènwu, shì wěndìng tuánduì qíngxù bìng huīfù zhèngcháng shēngchǎn. The most urgent task at the moment is to stabilise the team's morale and restore normal production.
  • 别想太多过去的事,先过好当下的每一天。 Bié xiǎng tài duō guòqù de shì, xiān guò hǎo dāngxià de měi yì tiān. Don't dwell on the past; first live each day of the present well.
  • 当下大家最关心的是怎么按时回家。 Dāngxià dàjiā zuì guānxīn de shì zěnme ànshí huí jiā. Right now what everyone cares about most is how to get home on time.

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