当代 當代
当代 當代 dāng dài ㄉㄤ ㄉㄞˋ dong1 doi6 HSK 5 流利級 · Level 5
- the present age
- the contemporary era
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当 當
- 上当 上當 shàng dàng ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄤˋ soeng5 dong3 taken in (by sb's deceit)
- 不当 不當 bù dàng ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤˋ bat1 dong3 unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
- 充当 充當 chōng dāng ㄔㄨㄥ ㄉㄤ cung1 dong1 to serve as
- 妥当 妥當 tuǒ dang ㄊㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄉㄤ to5 dong3 appropriate
- 得当 得當 dé dàng ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄤˋ dak1 dong3 appropriate
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- 恰当 恰當 qià dàng ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄤˋ hap1 dong3 appropriate
- 应当 應當 yīng dāng ㄧㄥ ㄉㄤ jing1 dong1 should; ought to
- 担当 擔當 dān dāng ㄉㄢ ㄉㄤ daam1 dong1 to take upon oneself
- 正当 正當 zhèng dāng ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄤ zing3 dong3 timely
- 每当 每當 měi dāng ㄇㄟˇ ㄉㄤ mui5 dong1 whenever; every time
- 当下 當下 dāng xià ㄉㄤ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dong1 haa6 immediately
- 当中 當中 dāng zhōng ㄉㄤ ㄓㄨㄥ dong1 zung1 among
- 当今 當今 dāng jīn ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄣ dong1 gam1 the present time
- 当作 當作 dàng zuò ㄉㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dong3 zok3 to treat as
- 当做 當做 dàng zuò ㄉㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dong3 zou6 to treat as
- 当兵 當兵 dāng bīng ㄉㄤ ㄅㄧㄥ dong1 bing1 to serve in the army
- 当初 當初 dāng chū ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ dong1 co1 at that time
- 当前 當前 dāng qián ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ dong1 cin4 the present time
- 当即 當即 dāng jí ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧˊ dong1 zik1 at once
- 当地 當地 dāng dì ㄉㄤ ㄉㄧˋ dong1 dei6 local
代
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 世代 shì dài ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ sai3 doi6 for many generations
- 交代 jiāo dài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ gaau1 doi6 to transfer (duties to sb else)
- 代价 代價 dài jià ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ doi6 gaa3 price
- 代替 dài tì ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧˋ doi6 tai3 to replace; to take the place of
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- 代沟 代溝 dài gōu ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄡ doi6 kau1 generation gap
- 代理 dài lǐ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ doi6 lei5 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
- 代号 代號 dài hào ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋ doi6 hou6 code name
- 代表 dài biǎo ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄧㄠˇ doi6 biu2 representative
- 代课 代課 dài kè ㄉㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ doi6 fo3 to teach as substitute for absent teacher
- 取代 qǔ dài ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ceoi2 doi6 to replace
- 古代 gǔ dài ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ gu2 doi6 ancient times
- 年代 nián dài ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ nin4 doi6 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
- 后代 後代 hòu dài ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ hau6 doi6 descendant; progeny
- 时代 時代 shí dài ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ si4 doi6 age
- 替代 tì dài ㄊㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ tai3 doi6 to substitute for
- 朝代 cháo dài ㄔㄠˊ ㄉㄞˋ ciu4 doi6 dynasty
- 现代 現代 xiàn dài ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ jin6 doi6 modern times
- 近代 jìn dài ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄞˋ gan6 doi6 the not-very-distant past
- 下一代 xià yī dài ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ haa6 jat1 doi6 the next generation
Idioms with these characters
- 安步当车 安步當車 ān bù dàng chē ㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤˋ ㄔㄜ on1 bou6 dong3 ce1 to go on foot (idiom)
- 悲歌当哭 悲歌當哭 bēi gē dàng kū ㄅㄟ ㄍㄜ ㄉㄤˋ ㄎㄨ bei1 go1 dong3 huk1 to sing instead of weep (idiom)
- 豺狼当道 豺狼當道 chái láng dāng dào ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ ㄉㄠˋ caai4 long4 dong1 dou6 ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
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- 豺狼当路 豺狼當路 chái láng dāng lù ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ ㄌㄨˋ caai4 long4 dong1 lou6 ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
- 豺狼当涂 豺狼當塗 chái láng dāng tú ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ ㄊㄨˊ caai4 long4 dong1 tou4 ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
- 大敌当前 大敵當前 dà dí dāng qián ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ daai6 dik6 dong1 cin4 (idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy
- 大而无当 大而無當 dà ér wú dàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄦˊ ㄨˊ ㄉㄤˋ daai6 ji4 mou4 dong3 grandiose but impractical (idiom)
- 当断不断 當斷不斷 dāng duàn bù duàn ㄉㄤ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 tyun5 bat1 tyun5 (idiom) to waver when decisiveness is needed
- 当家作主 當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
- 当机立断 當機立斷 dāng jī lì duàn ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
- 包办代替 包辦代替 bāo bàn dài tì ㄅㄠ ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄧˋ baau1 baan6 doi6 tai3 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
- 代代相传 代代相傳 dài dài xiāng chuán ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ doi6 doi6 soeng1 cyun4 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
- 风华绝代 風華絕代 fēng huá jué dài ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄞˋ fung1 waa4 zyut6 doi6 magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent
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- 绝代佳人 絕代佳人 jué dài jiā rén ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ zyut6 doi6 gaai1 jan4 beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 容华绝代 容華絕代 róng huá jué dài ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄞˋ jung4 waa4 zyut6 doi6 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
- 世代相传 世代相傳 shì dài xiāng chuán ㄕˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ sai3 doi6 soeng1 cyun4 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
- 新陈代谢 新陳代謝 xīn chén dài xiè ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ san1 can4 doi6 ze6 metabolism (biology)
- 以言代法 yǐ yán dài fǎ ㄧˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄈㄚˇ ji5 jin4 doi6 faat3 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
- 越俎代庖 yuè zǔ dài páo ㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄆㄠˊ jyut6 zo2 doi6 paau4 lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
Example sentences
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为什么 為什麼 我 是 他们 他們 唯一 抱怨 的 人 ? 他们 他們 就 这样 這樣 拿 我 作 例子 , 利用 我 当代 當代 罪 羔羊 。
Why am I the only one they complain about? They're just making an example out of me and using me as a scapegoat.
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