# 当着 (dāngzhe)

In Mandarin Chinese, 当着 (dāngzhe) means “in front of; in the presence of”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in front of; in the presence of
- Pinyin: dāngzhe (dang1 zhe5)
- Traditional: 當著
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 不要当着大家的面批评他。
  Búyào dāngzhe dàjiā de miàn pīpíng tā.
  Don't criticize him in front of everyone.

## Characters

- [当](https://hanziro.com/word/dang-when-during/) (dāng): when, during; to act as
- [着](https://hanziro.com/word/zhe-ongoing-action/) (zhe): (particle) ongoing action

https://hanziro.com/word/dang-zhe-in-front/

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