dāng
当铺
should; serve as; face
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Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesadverb
should; ought to
Nǐ你
dāng当
hǎo好
hǎo好
xué学
xí习
。
You should study hard.
Dāng当
duàn断
bú不
duàn断
，
fǎn反
shòu受
qí其
luàn乱
。
If you don't make a decision when you should, you'll suffer the consequences.
verb
to serve as; to work as; to be
Tā他
dāng当
bān班
zhǎng长
yǐ已
jīng经
sān三
nián年
le了
。
He has been the class monitor for three years.
Tā她
bì毕
yè业
hòu后
xiǎng想
dāng当
yī医
shēng生
。
She wants to be a doctor after graduation.
preposition
in front of; facing; to
dāng当
zhòng众
xuān宣
bù布
announce publicly
Tā他
dāng当
zhe着
wǒ我
miàn面
shuō说
le了
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
。
He said this to my face.