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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
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *噹* | 噹* | *噹
(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell)
HSK 2
should; ought to
HSK 3
equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite
HSK 3
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
honest / reasonable / fair / sensible
HSK 6
taken in (by sb's deceit) / to be fooled / to be duped
HSK 6
appropriate / suitable
HSK 6
whenever; every time
HSK 7-9
appropriate / proper / ready
HSK 7-9
to take upon oneself / to assume
HSK 7-9
to serve as / to act as / to play the role of
HSK 7-9
appropriate / suitable
HSK 7-9
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
HSK 7-9
convenient / handy / easy / bento (a meal in a partitioned box) / lunchbox
brim full / completely packed
should / to deserve
timely / just (when needed)
Adam
unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
unstoppable / hard to hold back
Dangdang (online retailer)
to pawn
inappropriate / improper
frank; outspoken / ready; settled; in order / (old) to deal with; to handle
familial property / belongings
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward
sloppy
(onom.) ding dong
to act as if / to treat sth as if it were
necessarily
settled / ready / finished
most suitable; extremely appropriate
reliable / secure / stable / firm
crash / bang
profession / role (acting)
should; ought
resounding / loud / well known / famous
gap / interval
must / should
quick; rapid
eaves-tile
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
to bear (responsibility) / to take on / to assume
to tinkle / to jingle / to clank
settled / accomplished / ready / Taiwan pr. [ting2 dang4]
proper / suitable
(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南, Gansu
smoothly
to flunk (Tw) / (computing) to crash / to stop working
excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)
excessive
grandiose but impractical (idiom) / large but of no real use
precise and appropriate
lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men (idiom) / fig. extremely brave and strong
hard to endure (hot weather, itchiness etc)
brim full / completely packed
shady business
Wudang District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市, Guizhou
lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched / roughly comparable (opponents)
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom) / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
dishonest / unfair / improper
crucial moment / critical time
(of age) more or less; or so / and so on
variant of 搭檔|搭档
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
to feel ashamed (idiom)
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom) / fig. empty vessels make the most noise / one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
Zêdang town in Nêdong county 乃東縣|乃东县, Tibet, capital of Lhokha prefecture
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
with alacrity / frank and spontaneous
if and only if
inadequate / unfit
to pawn / pawnshop
as should be / as expected
(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
to be taken advantage of
(slang) (of a character) to reappear in a story line after having been supposedly killed off / cf. 領盒飯|领盒饭
(Tw) bento; lunch box
reliable / solid and dependable
thin / diluted
lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)


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