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当 (dàng) — (onomatopoeia) dong, ding-dong (bell sound)

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HSK 5

当

dàng

Part of speech: verb
HSK level: 5
Frequency: #146
Traditional: 噹

Definition

当 (dàng) is used only as the onomatopoeia for the deep, resonant 'dong' of a large bell (temple or school bells). It is not a verb — just a sound word, often reduplicated as 当当.

onomatopoeia

dongding-dong (bell sound)

Easily confused

当dānglook-alike(verb) to act as, to serve as, to be
扫sǎolook-aliketo sweep
寻xúnlook-aliketo search, to look for, to seek
归guīlook-aliketo return, to go back
雪xuělook-alikesnow

Examples

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Lóu xià de zhōng dàng dàng dì xiǎng le sì xià.
The bell downstairs went dong-dong four times.
当，。
Yuǎn chù chuán lái dàng de yī shēng, hǎo xiàng shì sì miào de zhōng.
From afar came a 'dong' sound, as if from a temple bell.
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Xué xiào de zhōng dàng dàng dì xiǎng le jǐ shēng, tí xǐng wǒ men gāi shàng kè le.
The school bell went dong-dong a few times, reminding us that it was time for class.

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