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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *当* | 当* | *当
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
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
  *当* | 当* | *当
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
appropriate / suitable
HSK 6
taken in (by sb's deceit) / to be fooled / to be duped
HSK 6
whenever; every time
HSK 7-9
to take upon oneself / to assume
HSK 7-9
appropriate / suitable
HSK 7-9
to serve as / to act as / to play the role of
HSK 7-9
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
HSK 7-9
appropriate / proper / ready
HSK 7-9
Dangdang (online retailer)
to pawn
timely / just (when needed)
profession / role (acting)
convenient / handy / easy / bento (a meal in a partitioned box) / lunchbox
to pawn / pawnshop
excessive
hard to endure (hot weather, itchiness etc)
shady business
familial property / belongings
reliable / secure / stable / firm
brim full / completely packed
frank; outspoken / ready; settled; in order / (old) to deal with; to handle
Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南|陇南, Gansu
Adam
Wudang District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市, Guizhou
precise and appropriate
eaves-tile
crash / bang
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward
to bear (responsibility) / to take on / to assume
should; ought
inappropriate / improper
lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched / roughly comparable (opponents)
should / to deserve
unstoppable / hard to hold back
smoothly
settled / accomplished / ready / Taiwan pr. [ting2 dang4]
lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men (idiom) / fig. extremely brave and strong
quick; rapid
must / should
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
most suitable; extremely appropriate
proper / suitable
brim full / completely packed
grandiose but impractical (idiom) / large but of no real use
unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
to act as if / to treat sth as if it were
(of age) more or less; or so / and so on
Zêdang town in Nêdong county 乃東縣|乃东县, Tibet, capital of Lhokha prefecture
crucial moment / critical time
variant of 搭檔|搭档
gap / interval
to feel ashamed (idiom)
if and only if
dishonest / unfair / improper
inadequate / unfit
sloppy
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)
to flunk (Tw) / (computing) to crash / to stop working
necessarily
settled / ready / finished
as should be / as expected
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
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
(Tw) bento; lunch box
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
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
with alacrity / frank and spontaneous
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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