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(*ㄉㄤˋ [dang4] , *ㄉㄤˇ [dang3] ). [Abbr. 
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上當 fall into trap.
(2) Pawn: 贖當 redeem pawn ticket;
當當 ([dang4dang4]) to pawn object.
罪當死 should die for crime;
早晨當起來 one should get up in the morning;
不當改期 should not postpone date;
should in subjunctive use: 當已 should already have (arrived, etc.);
當會 should be able to ;
當必 should certainly;
當即 should then;
合當 should, it is proper that;
當斷不斷 fail to act when one should.
當不起，不了，不得 be not worthy to;
不敢當 you do me too much honor (regular answer to compliment);
當之無愧 to merit the reward, to be deserving;
承當 take up (responsibility);
serve in capacity: 當兵 serve as soldier;
當差 as messenger, on errand;
當娼 be prostitute;
當班，當值 be on duty.
(2) Be in charge of: 當國 be in charge of country's affairs (e.g., prime minister);
當家，當局，當權 [dang1jia1], [dang1jU2], [dang1qUan2]↓.
(3) Meet, face, match: 當風 face the wind;
當太陽 exposed to the sun;
當…之時, see Prep.↓;
當仁不讓 in good causes do not lag behind;
豺狼當道 wolf stands astride road, (fig.) bad person in power;
銳不可當 army's attacking power cannot be checked.
(4) (Also *[dang4]) regard as, take (s.t.) for something else: 當為上帝 regard (s.o.) as God;
（不）當正經一回事 regard or fail to regard it as serious business;
當玩，當做玩，當玩意兒，當耍兒 regard as a game, not seriously;
當真 [dang1zhen1]↓;
當耳旁風 take advice like passing wind;
死馬當活馬醫 try last resort to save hopeless situation;
當某字解 regard certain character as another character in meaning.
(5) (*[dang4]) To pawn: 當東西 pawn object.
(6) (*[dang3]) Thought: 我當是誰，原來是你 it is you, I thought it was somebody else;
你當我是誰 whom did you take me for?
當日 that same day, in those days;
當夜，當夕 that night;
當年 that year;
當時 at that time;
當初，當代，當今，當世 [dang1chu1], [dang1dai4], [dang1jin1], [dang1shi4]↓.
(2) ([dang1]) Equal: 相當 equal to, corresponding to;
門當戶對 (of betrothal) two families match in social status.
(3) (*[dang4]) Fit, proper: 穩當 safe;
妥當，適當 appropriate;
不當 not appropriate;
的當，甚當 very appropriate.
當先，當後 at the front, at the rear;
當中 at the middle;
當場 right on the spot;
當（著）眾人（面前） in front of everybody;
當眾宣布 announce in public;
當堂畫押 sign affidavit during court session;
當官 before the judge;
當面商量 discuss face to face;
當頭棒喝 (Budd.) give sharp advice for one to wake up from error;
當機立斷 decide on the moment, on the spot.
2.當戧 *[dang3qiang4], adj., useful, practicable.
3.當初 [dang1chu1], adv., at the beginning, in days past.
4.當權 [dang1qUan2], v.i., be in power.
5.當代 [dang1dai4], adj., contemporary: 當代音樂 contemporary music.
6.當道 [dang1dao4], n. & v.i., those in power; be in power; block the road.
7.當店 *[dang4dian4], n., pawnshop.
8.當關 [dang1guan1], n., (officer) in charge of strategic pass.
9.當歸 [dang1gui1], n., (bot.) an aromatic herb, Ligusticum acutilobum, root of which being usu. used as med.
10.當真 [dang1zhen1] (*[dang4zhen1]), (1) v.i., take seriously: 這事不可太當真 don't take this too seriously; (2) ([dang1zhen1]) adv., really: 他當真走了 he is really gone.
11.當家 [dang1jia1], v.i., take charge of household affairs; v.i., 當家的 n., master or mistress of house; v.i., (coll.) wife's reference to husband; business manager of monastery; 當家婆婆，媳歸 mother-, daughter-in-law in charge of household; 當家（兒）（子） *[dang4jia1]([er0])([zi0]), person of same clan.
12.當今 [dang1jin1], adv., nowadays.
13.當軸 [dang1zhou2], n., person in power.
14.當中 [dang1zhong1], n. & adj., middle, in the middle.
15.當局 [dang1jU2], n., authorities (of school, town, government, etc.): 當局者迷 those closely involved cannot see as clearly as those outside.
16.當口（兒） [dang1kou0]([er0]), n., just at the moment.
17.當兒 [dang1er0], n., ditto.
18.當量 [dang1liang4], n., (chem.) equivalent.
19.當路 [dang1lu4], n., see [dang1dao4]↑.
20.當罏 [dang1lu2], n., sell wine, be wine attendant for warming up wine, also wr. 盧，壚.
21.當面 [dang1mian4], adv., (order, instruct, communicate) directly, in person.
22.當票 *[dang4piao4], n., pawn ticket.
23.當舖 *[dang4pu4], n., pawnshop.
24.當然 [dang1ran2], adv., of course.
25.當心 [dang1xin1], adj. & adv., careful, -ly; adj. & adv., n., center of chest.
26.當世 [dang1shi4], n., contemporary.
27.當事人 [dang1shi4ren2], n., person in change, parties to a quarrel or lawsuit.
28.當時 [dang1shi2], adv., at that time.
29.當選 [dang1xUan3], v.i., be elected.
30.當頭人 [dang1tou2ren2], n., (coll.) wife's reference to husband as head of family.
31.當槽兒的 [dang1cao2er0de1], n., (dial.) waiter at restaurant.