work as (prep.)
HSK 4
Traditional
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Phonetically similar words
挡 dǎng - to block; hinder; resist (v.) | HSK 5
党 dǎng - (political) party (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
他当了一年的老师。 tā dāngle yī nián de lǎoshī. - He worked as a teacher for a year.
她当了一天的志愿者。 tā dāngle yī tiān de zhìyuànzhě. - She volunteered for a day.
我当了他的好朋友。 wǒ dāngle tā de hǎo péngyǒu. - I became his good friend.
他当了一个小时的保姆。 tā dāngle yīgè xiǎoshí de bǎomǔ. - He worked as a nanny for an hour.
她当了几年的警察。 tā dāngle jǐ nián de jǐngchá. - She worked as a police officer for several years.
Phrases
当然 dāng rán - of course (adv.) | HSK 3
当时 dāng shí - at that time (n.) | HSK 4
当地 dāng dì - local area (n.) | HSK 5
当心 dāng xīn - be careful (v.) | HSK 5
上当 shàng dàng - be taken in; be fooled; be duped (v.) | HSK 5
相当 xiāng dāng - match; correspond to; be equivalent to (adv.) | HSK 5
不敢当 bù gǎn dāng - I really don't deserve it; you flatter me (v.) | HSK 6
充当 chōng dāng - act as; play the part of; pose as (v.) | HSK 6
当场 dāng chǎng - on the spot; then and there (adv.) | HSK 6
当初 dāng chū - at the beginning; originally; in the first place (n.) | HSK 6
当代 dāng dài - the present age; the contemporary era (n.) | HSK 6
当面 dāng miàn - to somebody's face; in somebody's presence; face to face (adv.) | HSK 6
当前 dāng qián - before one; present; current (n.) | HSK 6
当事人 dāng shì rén - party [in legal case]; litigant; person concerned (n.) | HSK 6
当务之急 dāng wù zhī jí - a pressing matter of the moment; urgent matter () | HSK 6
当选 dāng xuǎn - be elected (v.) | HSK 6
理所当然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán - naturally; in very nature of things; it's only right and proper () | HSK 6
恰当 qià dàng - suitable; fitting; appropriate (adj.) | HSK 6
妥当 tuǒ dang - well-thought-out; appropriate; proper (adj.) | HSK 6
正当 zhèng dāng - just when; timely (adj.) | HSK 6