Other pronunciations:

当

【噹】

dāng HSK 2VERB

Verb3 examples

(onom.) ding dong

你当按时完成任务。

nǐ dāng ànshí wánchéng rènwu.

You must complete the task on time.

我们当遵守交通规则。

wǒmen dāng zūnshǒu jiāotōng guīzé.

We must obey traffic rules.

当当当当看好了。

dāngdāng dāngdāng kànhǎo le

Voila. Behold --

Verb6 examples

Dangdang (online retailer)

中午,烈日当头,阴影变成蓝色。

Zhōngwǔ, lièrì dāngtóu, yīnyǐng biàn chéng lánsè

At noon, the sun is shining brightly, and the shadows turn blue.

我不想当出气筒。

wǒ bùxiǎng dāng chūqìtǒng.

I don’t want to be a punching bag.

我哥哥当了经理。

wǒ gēge dāngle jīnglǐ.

My brother became a manager.

你想当医生吗？

nǐ xiǎng dāng yīshēng ma?

Do you want to be a doctor?

我在当当上买了本书。

Wǒ zài Dāngdāng shàng mǎi le běn shū

I bought a book on Dangdang.

他当导游已经有五年了。

tā dāng dǎoyóu yǐjīng yǒu wǔ niánle.

He has been a tour guide for five years.