当 – vocab dash

当dāng

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Meanings

1. (onom.) dong

2. ding dong (bell)

3. to be

4. to act as

5. manage

6. withstand

7. when

8. during

9. ought

10. should

11. match equally

12. equal

13. same

14. obstruct

15. just at (a time or place)

16. on the spot

17. right

18. just at

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我wǒ希望xīwàng当dāng我wǒ在zài想xiǎng我wǒ希望xīwàng我wǒ是shì谁shéi的de时候shíhou我wǒ就是jiùshì谁shéi。

I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am.

当dāng我们wǒmen明白míngbai真正zhēnzhèng的de自己zìjǐ时shí，生活shēnghuó开始kāishǐ了le。

Life begins when we realize who we really are.

当dāng她tā发现fāxiàn他们tāmen还hái没有méiyǒu学校xuéxiào，她tā就jiù办bàn了le一个yīge。

When she saw that they had no schools, she started one.

你nǐ以后yǐhòu想xiǎng当dāng什么shénme呢ne？

What would you like to be in the future?

当dāng我wǒ年轻niánqīng的de时候shíhou，我wǒ也yě喜欢xǐhuan这个zhège。

When I was young, I also liked this one.

我wǒ想xiǎng当dāng一yī名míng英语Yīngyǔ老师lǎoshī。

I would like to be an English teacher.