Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/当(當)-dāng-should

当(當) dāng should in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical of the simplified form is 小 xiăo (24). Radical of the traditional form is 田 tián “field.” Phonetic of the traditional form is 尚 shàng “still.” Distinguish 当 (當) from 常 cháng (386), 度 dù (269), and 带 (帶) dài (93).

Examples

• 当然 (當然) dāngrán of course [A]
• 应当 (應當) yīngdāng should, ought [AV]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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