How to say “work as” in Chinese
work as; when
“Work as” in Chinese is 当, dāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
当 is read dāng. 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 “work as” in Chinese?
“Work as” in Chinese is 当, pinyin dāng.
What does 当 mean?
当 (dāng) means “work as; when”.
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 dāng. Tones: dāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“work as” in the lesson “What do you do for work?”
This word is from the topic “Profession and plans” of HSK 4. 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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