How to say “regard as” in Chinese
regard as (colloq.)
“Regard as” in Chinese is 当, dàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
当 is read dàng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
当然 — “it must be so”, that is, of course.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “当”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 当. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想当医生。wǒxiǎngdāngyīshēngI want to become a doctor.
- 你将来想当什么？nǐjiāngláixiǎngdāngshénmeWhat do you want to be in the future?
- 将来我想当记者jiāngláiwǒxiǎngdāngjìzhěIn the future I want to become a journalist.
- 大家选他当班长。dàjiāxuǎntādāngbānzhǎngEveryone chose him as class monitor.
- 我们选他当负责人wǒmenxuǎntādāngfùzérénWe chose him to be in charge.
- 当我第一次来中国的时候，我一句汉语也不会说。dāngwǒdìyīcìláiZhōngguódeshíhou,wǒyíjùHànyǔyěbúhuìshuōWhen I first came to China, I couldn’t say a single word of Chinese.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “regard as” in Chinese?
“Regard as” in Chinese is 当, pinyin dàng.
What does 当 mean?
当 (dàng) means “regard as (colloq.)”.
How do you write 当?
当 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 当?
当 is read dàng. Tones: dàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“regard as” in the lesson “Taking for…”
This word is from the topic “Opinions and arguments” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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