当

当 [噹]

(onom.) dong
ding dong (bell)

当 [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

Example sentences

我毕业以后，当过老师也当过秘书。
wǒ bìyè yǐhòu, dāng guò lǎoshī yě dāng guò mìshū.
After graduating, I've been a teacher and secretary

当 [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)