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当

dāng / dàng

当dāng

1. preposition at (the time of); just when

   当他到家时，天已经黑了。

   Dāng tā dào jiā shí, tiān yǐjīng hēi le.

   By the time he got home, it was already dark.

2. verb to serve as; to work as

   她想当医生。

   Tā xiǎng dāng yīshēng.

   She wants to be a doctor.

当dàng

1. verb to treat as; to regard as

   别把我当外人。

   Bié bǎ wǒ dàng wàirén.

   Don't treat me like an outsider.

2. verb to pawn

   旧社会穷人常去当东西。

   Jiù shèhuì qióngrén cháng qù dàng dōngxi.

   In the old days the poor often pawned their belongings.

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