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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *當* | 當* | *當
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at
HSK 2
then / at that time / while
HSK 2
equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite
HSK 3
among / in the middle / in the center
HSK 3
local
HSK 3
should; ought to
HSK 3
only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt
HSK 3
at that time / originally
HSK 3
the present time / to be faced with
HSK 5
the present age / the contemporary era
HSK 5
in those days; back then; in those years / to be in the prime of life
HSK 5
to be elected; to be selected
HSK 5
at the scene; on the spot
HSK 5
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *當* | 當* | *當
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)
HSK 6
suitable; appropriate
HSK 6
to consider as; to take to be
HSK 6
honest / reasonable / fair / sensible
HSK 6
the same day
HSK 6
to treat as / to regard as
HSK 6
taken in (by sb's deceit) / to be fooled / to be duped
HSK 6
appropriate / suitable
HSK 6
persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)
HSK 7-9
equivalent to
HSK 7-9
immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment
HSK 7-9
on that day
HSK 7-9
at once / on the spot
HSK 7-9
whenever; every time
HSK 7-9
to take seriously / serious / No joking, really!
HSK 7-9
in front of / in the presence of
HSK 7-9
the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
HSK 7-9
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right
HSK 7-9
to sb's face / in sb's presence
HSK 7-9
appropriate / proper / ready
HSK 7-9
to take care / to look out
HSK 7-9
in public / in front of everybody
HSK 7-9
to take upon oneself / to assume
HSK 7-9
the same evening
HSK 7-9
to serve as / to act as / to play the role of
HSK 7-9
appropriate / suitable
HSK 7-9
(idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency
HSK 7-9
fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
HSK 7-9
the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
HSK 7-9
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
HSK 7-9
unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
convenient / handy / easy / bento (a meal in a partitioned box) / lunchbox
to manage the household / to be the one in charge of the family / to call the shots / to be in charge
brim full / completely packed
Adams
should / to deserve
at once / right away
that very same year
to work one's shift
to serve in the army / to be a soldier
authorities
timely / just (when needed)
to bear the brunt
on that day
that very day / the same day
coming right into one's face / imminent / to put first
(coll.) pledge; surety
Adam
on that month
the same month
to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) / to be the master of one's own affairs
to treat as / to regard as / to look upon as
pawnshop / CL: , 間|间
unstoppable / hard to hold back
to crash (of a computer) / to stop working / (loanword from English "down")
McDonald's (fast food company)
in the middle of the street / facing the street
Dangdang (online retailer)
to pawn
to be on duty
to take up duty as / to assume a position / to assume / to take on (an office)
inappropriate / improper
on that evening
Angelica sinensis
to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
person in power / important official
frank; outspoken / ready; settled; in order / (old) to deal with; to handle
the present age / in office / the current office holder
familial property / belongings
equivalent / yield
to make prompt decisions (idiom)
to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward
(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit / to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
(idiom) to take the lead
overhead / up in the sky
to be in charge / to be confronted (with a matter) / involved (in some matter)
to consider as a matter of importance / to be of importance
sloppy
to take sth as given; to make assumptions
to act as if / to treat sth as if it were
excessive
on that night
that very night / the same night
necessarily

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