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dāng
v. should, ought to; accept, deserve
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Other meanings
[dāng]   v. work as, be, act as
[dāng]   prep. when, just at
[dāng]   char. be matched; be in charge of; to hold back, to block
[dāng]   prep. before, in front of
[dàng]   v. match or be equal to; regard or treat as; think; to pawn; (in Taiwan) to fail (an exam)
[dàng]   char. right or proper, when things happen
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'当' is part of the following simplified words:
 挡 档 筜 裆 铛
'当' is part of the following traditional words:
 擋 檔 簹 襠 鐺

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Traditional Chinese

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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bù gǎn dāng !
phr. I don't deserve it, you flatter me, It's too much of an honor!
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yīng dāng rú cǐ .
phr. It should be like this.