當〔当〕 dong¹ {dāng}

1. to be
2. to act as
3. manage
4. withstand
5. when
6. during
7. ought
8. should
9. match equally
10. equal
11. same
12. obstruct
13. just at (a time or place)
14. on the spot
15. right
16. just at

當〔当〕 dong¹ {dàng}

1. at or in the very same...
2. suitable
3. adequate
4. fitting
5. proper
6. to replace
7. to regard as
8. to think
9. to pawn
10. (coll.) to fail (a student)

當差〔当-〕 dong¹ caai¹ {dāng chāi}

to be a police officer

當前〔当-〕 dong¹ cin⁴ {dāng qián}

(adverb) 1. At this moment; 2. Currently

當代〔当-〕 dong¹ doi⁶ {dāngdài}

(adjective) Contemporary

當家〔当-〕 dong¹ gaa¹ {dāng jiā}

(noun) The authority of a household

當更〔当-〕 dong¹ gang¹ {dāng gèng}

on a shift (work)

當局〔当-〕 dong¹ guk⁶ {dāngjú}

(noun) 1. Current government; 2. Specific department of a current government

當官〔当-〕 dong¹ gun¹ {dāng guān}

working in government sector; officials

當黑〔当-〕 dong¹ hak¹ {dāng hēi}

to be out of luck; to have rotten luck

當然〔当-〕 dong¹ jin⁴ {dāng rán}

(adverb) absolutely

當面〔当-〕 dong¹ min² {dāng miàn}

(verb) Face to face

當眼〔当-〕 dong¹ ngaan⁵ {dāng yǎn}

(adjective) noticeable; Obvious

當鋪〔当铺〕 dong¹ pou¹ {dàng pù}

pawn shop

當心〔当-〕 dong¹ sam¹ {dāng xīn}

(verb) Be caution

當衰〔当-〕 dong¹ seoi¹ {dāng shuāi}

to be out of luck; to have rotten luck

當時〔当时〕 dong¹ si⁴ {dāng shí}

back then

當頭〔当头〕 dong¹ tau⁴ {dāng tóu}

right overhead; at the time when

當堂〔当-〕 dong¹ tong⁴ {dāng táng}

(adverb) immediately; instantly; right there; there and then

當災〔当灾〕 dong¹ zoi¹ {dāng zāi}

(verb) suffer from bad deeds; Bear a disaster

當造〔当-〕 dong¹ zou⁶ {dāng zào}

(adjective) seasonal

當票〔当-〕 dong³ piu³ {dàng piào}

(noun) a pawn-receipt

當權〔当权〕 dong¹ kyun⁴ {dāng quán}

to hold power

當班〔当-〕 dong¹ baan¹ {dāng bān}

to work one's shift

當兵〔当-〕 dong¹ bing¹ {dāng bīng}

1. to serve in the army
2. to be a soldier

當前〔当-〕 dong¹ cin⁴ {dāng qián}

1. current
2. today's
3. modern
4. present
5. to be facing (us)

當初〔当-〕 dong¹ co¹ {dāng chū}

1. at that time
2. originally

當場〔当场〕 dong¹ coeng⁴ {dāng chǎng}

1. at the scene
2. on the spot

當地〔当-〕 dong¹ dei⁶ {dāng dì}

local

當代〔当-〕 dong¹ doi⁶ {dāng dài}

1. the present age
2. the contemporary era

當當〔当当〕 dong¹ dong¹ {Dāng dāng}

Dangdang (online retailer)

當當〔当当〕 dong¹ dong¹ {dàng dàng}

to pawn

當道〔当-〕 dong¹ dou⁶ {dāng dào}

1. in the middle of the road
2. to be in the way
3. to hold power

當家〔当-〕 dong¹ gaa¹ {dāng jiā}

1. to manage the household
2. to be the one in charge of the family
3. to call the shots
4. to be in charge

當駕〔当驾〕 dong¹ gaa³ {dāng jià}

imperial driver

當街〔当-〕 dong¹ gaai¹ {dāng jiē}

1. in the middle of the street
2. facing the street

當今〔当-〕 dong¹ gam¹ {dāng jīn}

1. current
2. present
3. now
4. nowadays

當機〔当机〕 dong¹ gei¹ {dàng jī}

1. to crash (of a computer)
2. to stop working
3. (loanword from English "down")

當局〔当-〕 dong¹ guk⁶ {dāng jú}

authorities

當歸〔当归〕 dong¹ gwai¹ {dāng guī}

Angelica sinensis

當下〔当-〕 dong¹ haa⁶ {dāng xià}

1. immediately
2. at once
3. at that moment
4. at the moment

當口〔当-〕 dong¹ hau² {dāng kǒu}

1. at that moment
2. just then

當空〔当-〕 dong¹ hung¹ {dāng kōng}

1. overhead
2. up in the sky

當雄〔当-〕 dong¹ hung⁴ {Dāng xióng}

Damxung county, Tibetan: 'Dam gzhung rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩, Tibet

當紅〔当红〕 dong¹ hung⁴ {dāng hóng}

currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc)

當日〔当-〕 dong¹ jat⁶ {dàng rì}

1. that very day
2. the same day

當日〔当-〕 dong¹ jat⁶ {dāng rì}

on that day

當夜〔当-〕 dong¹ je⁶ {dàng yè}

1. that very night
2. the same night

當夜〔当-〕 dong¹ je⁶ {dāng yè}

on that night

當兒〔当儿〕 dong¹ ji⁴ {dāng r}

1. the very moment
2. just then
3. during (that brief interval)

當然〔当-〕 dong¹ jin⁴ {dāng rán}

1. only natural
2. as it should be
3. certainly
4. of course
5. without doubt

當陽〔当阳〕 dong¹ joeng⁴ {Dāng yáng}

Dangyan county level city in Yichang 宜昌, Hubei

當月〔当-〕 dong¹ jyut⁶ {dàng yuè}

the same month

當月〔当-〕 dong¹ jyut⁶ {dāng yuè}

on that month

當令〔当-〕 dong¹ ling⁶ {dāng lìng}

1. to be in season
2. seasonal

當量〔当-〕 dong¹ loeng⁶ {dāng liàng}

1. equivalent
2. yield

當啷〔当-〕 dong¹ long¹ {dāng lāng}

1. (onom.) metallic sound
2. clanging

當晚〔当-〕 dong¹ maan⁵ {dàng wǎn}

the same evening

當晚〔当-〕 dong¹ maan⁵ {dāng wǎn}

on that evening

當面〔当-〕 dong¹ min² {dāng miàn}

1. to sb's face
2. in sb's presence

當年〔当-〕 dong¹ nin⁴ {dāng nián}

1. in those days
2. then
3. in those years
4. during that time

當年〔当-〕 dong¹ nin⁴ {dàng nián}

that very same year

當世〔当-〕 dong¹ sai³ {dāng shì}

1. the present age
2. in office
3. the current office holder

當心〔当-〕 dong¹ sam¹ {dāng xīn}

1. to take care
2. to look out

當時〔当时〕 dong¹ si⁴ {dāng shí}

1. then
2. at that time
3. while

當事〔当-〕 dong¹ si⁶ {dāng shì}

1. to be in charge
2. to be confronted (with a matter)
3. involved (in some matter)

當事〔当-〕 dong¹ si⁶ {dàng shì}

1. to consider as a matter of importance
2. to be of importance

當選〔当选〕 dong¹ syun² {dāng xuǎn}

to be elected

當天〔当-〕 dong¹ tin¹ {dàng tiān}

the same day

當天〔当-〕 dong¹ tin¹ {dāng tiān}

on that day

當涂〔当-〕 dong¹ tou⁴ {Dāng tú}

Dangtu county in Ma'anshan 馬鞍山, Anhui

當即〔当-〕 dong¹ zik¹ {dāng jí}

1. at once
2. on the spot

當值〔当-〕 dong¹ zik⁶ {dāng zhí}

to be on duty

當政〔当-〕 dong¹ zing³ {dāng zhèng}

1. to come to power
2. to hold power
3. in office

當著〔当着〕 dong¹ zoek⁶ {dāng zhe}

1. in front of
2. in the presence of

當中〔当-〕 dong¹ zung¹ {dāng zhōng}

1. among
2. in the middle
3. in the center

當眾〔当众〕 dong¹ zung³ {dāng zhòng}

1. in public
2. in front of everybody

當掉〔当-〕 dong³ diu⁶ {dàng diào}

1. to fail (a student)
2. to pawn
3. (of a computer or program) to crash
4. to stop working

當舖〔当铺〕 dong³ pou³ {dàng pù}

1. pawn shop
2. CL: 家,間

當成〔当-〕 dong³ sing⁴ {dàng chéng}

1. to consider as
2. take to be

當上〔当-〕 dong³ soeng⁵ {dāng shang}

1. to take up duty as
2. to assume a position
3. to assume
4. to take on (an office)

當真〔当-〕 dong³ zan¹ {dāng zhēn}

1. to take seriously
2. serious
3. No joking, really!

當作〔当-〕 dong³ zok³ {dàng zuò}

1. to treat as
2. to regard as

當做〔当-〕 dong³ zou⁶ {dàng zuò}

1. to treat as
2. to regard as
3. to look upon as

當地人〔当--〕 dong¹ dei⁶ jan⁴ {dāng dì rén}

locals; folks (residents)

當代史〔当--〕 dong¹ doi⁶ si² {dāng dài shǐ}

contemporary history

當雄縣〔当-县〕 dong¹ hung⁴ jyun⁶ {Dāng xióng xiàn}

Damxung county, Tibetan: 'Dam gzhung rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩, Tibet

當陽市〔当阳-〕 dong¹ joeng⁴ si⁵ {Dāng yáng shì}

Dangyan county level city in Yichang 宜昌, Hubei

當權派〔当权-〕 dong¹ kyun⁴ paai³ {dāng quán pài}

persons or faction in authority

當權者〔当权-〕 dong¹ kyun⁴ ze² {dāng quán zhě}

1. ruler
2. those in power
3. the authorities

當世冠〔当--〕 dong¹ sai³ gun¹ {dāng shì guàn}

1. the foremost person of his age
2. unequalled
3. a leading light

當事國〔当-国〕 dong¹ si⁶ gwok³ {dāng shì guó}

the countries involved

當事人〔当--〕 dong¹ si⁶ jan⁴ {dāng shì rén}

1. persons involved or implicated
2. party (to an affair)

當事者〔当--〕 dong¹ si⁶ ze² {dāng shì zhě}

1. the person involved
2. the people holding power

當涂縣〔当-县〕 dong¹ tou⁴ jyun⁶ {Dāng tú xiàn}

Dangtu county in Ma'anshan 馬鞍山, Anhui

當政者〔当--〕 dong¹ zing³ ze² {dāng zhèng zhě}

1. power holder
2. current political ruler

當回事〔当--〕 dong³ wui⁴ si⁶ {dàng huí shì}

1. to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously")
2. to treat conscientiously

當場死亡〔当场--〕 dong¹ coeng⁴ sei² mong⁴ {dāng cháng sǐ wáng}

died outright; died at the scene / on the spot

當佢冇到〔当渠--〕 dong¹ keoi⁴ mou⁵ dou³ {dāng qú mǎo dào}

treat one invisible; ignoring one's presence (spoken)

當務之急〔当务--〕 dong¹ mou⁶ zi¹ gap¹ {dāngwùzhījí}

(noun) Urgent matter at this current moment

當年今日〔当---〕 dong¹ nin⁴ gam¹ jat⁶ {dāng nián jīn rì}

this day in history

當時得令〔当时--〕 dong¹ si⁴ dak¹ ling⁶ {dāng shí dé lìng}

suits the timing; perfect timing (spoken)

當食生菜〔当---〕 dong¹ sik⁶ saang¹ coi³ {dāng shí shēng cài}

giving promise easily (slang)

當頭棒喝〔当头--〕 dong¹ tau⁴ paang⁵ hot³ {dāng tóu bàng hè}

 give a timely warning; wake up call

當耳邊風〔当-边风〕 dong³ ji⁵ bin¹ fung¹ {dàng ěr biān fēng}

pay no heed to; fallen on deaf ears

當佢冇嚟〔当渠--〕 dong³ keoi⁵ mou⁵ lei⁴ {dāng qú mǎo lí}

pretend he didn't come; to ignore him / her or not take notice of him/her on purpose

當且僅當〔当-仅当〕 dong¹ ce² gan² dong¹ {dāng qiě jǐn dāng}

if and only if

當地居民〔当---〕 dong¹ dei⁶ geoi¹ man⁴ {dāng dì jū mín}

1. a local person
2. the local population

當地時間〔当-时间〕 dong¹ dei⁶ si⁴ gaan³ {dāng dì shí jiān}

local time

當斷則斷〔当断则断〕 dong¹ dyun³ zak¹ dyun³ {dāng duàn zé duàn}

to make a decision when it's time to decide

當斷即斷〔当断-断〕 dong¹ dyun³ zik¹ dyun³ {dāng duàn jí duàn}

not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed

當家作主〔当---〕 dong¹ gaa¹ zok³ zyu² {dāng jiā zuò zhǔ}

1. to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
2. to be the master of one's own affairs

當機立斷〔当机-断〕 dong¹ gei¹ laap⁶ dyun⁶ {dāng jī lì duàn}

to make prompt decisions (idiom)

當行出色〔当---〕 dong¹ hong⁴ ceot¹ sik¹ {dāng háng chū sè}

to excel in one's field

當仁不讓〔当--让〕 dong¹ jan⁴ bat¹ joeng⁶ {dāng rén bù ràng}

to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others

當量劑量〔当-剂-〕 dong¹ loeng⁶ zai¹ loeng⁶ {dāng liàng jì liàng}

equivalent dose

當務之急〔当务--〕 dong¹ mou⁶ zi¹ gap¹ {dāng wù zhī jí}

1. top priority job
2. matter of vital importance

當牛作馬〔当--马〕 dong¹ ngau⁴ zok³ maa⁵ {dāng niú zuò mǎ}

1. to work like a horse and toil like an ox
2. fig. to slave for sb

當世無雙〔当-无双〕 dong¹ sai³ mou⁴ soeng¹ {dāng shì wú shuāng}

unequalled in his time

當世之冠〔当---〕 dong¹ sai³ zi¹ gun¹ {dāng shì zhī guàn}

1. the foremost person of his age
2. unequalled
3. a leading light

當之有愧〔当---〕 dong¹ zi¹ jau⁵ kwai³ {dāng zhī yǒu kuì}

to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor

當之無愧〔当-无-〕 dong¹ zi¹ mou⁴ kwai³ {dāng zhī wú kuì}

fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)

當紅炸子雞〔当红--鸡〕 dong¹ hung⁴ zaa³ zi² gai¹ {dāng hóng zhá zǐ jī}

hottest celebrity or item recently

當代新儒家〔当----〕 dong¹ doi⁶ san¹ jyu⁴ gaa¹ {Dāng dài Xīn Rú jiā}

1. Contemporary New Confucianism
2. see 新儒家

當天事當天畢〔当--当-毕〕 dong¹ tin¹ si⁶ dong¹ tin¹ bat¹ {dàng tiān shì dàng tiān bì}

never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)

當局者迷，旁觀者清〔当-----观--〕 dong¹ guk⁶ ze² mai⁴ ，pong⁴ gun¹ ze² cing¹ {dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng}

The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The onlooker sees more of the game.