# 当 (dāng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 当 (dāng) means “when, during; to act as; ought to”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: when, during; to act as; ought to
- Pinyin: dāng (dang1)
- Traditional: 噹
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4
- Other readings: dàng — at or in the very same...; suitable

## Examples

- 我长大以后想当医生。
  Wǒ zhǎngdà yǐhòu xiǎng dāng yīshēng.
  I want to be a doctor when I grow up.

https://hanziro.com/word/dang-when-during/

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