| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 安步當車 | 安步当车 | ān bù dàng chē | walk over leisurely instead of riding in a carriage; walk rather than ride |
| 爆炸當量 | 爆炸当量 | bào zhà dāng liàng | TNT equivalent |
| 便當 | 便当 | biàn dāng | set meal; lunch box (Taiwan usage); bento box |
| 便當 | 便当 | biàn dang | convenient; handy; easy |
| 不當一回事 | 不当一回事 | bú dàng yì huí shì | not regard as a matter (of any importance) |
| 不當得利 | 不当得利 | bù dāng dé lì | unjust enrichment |
| 不當 | 不当 | bù dàng | unsuitable; improper; inappropriate |
| 不敢當 | 不敢当 | bù gǎn dāng | (lit.) I dare not accept the honor; I don't deserve it (your praise) |
| 不適當 | 不适当 | bù shì dàng | inadequate; unfit |
| 充當 | 充当 | chōng dāng | serve as; play the role of |
| 大敵當前 | 大敌当前 | dà dí dāng qián | confront a powerful enemy |
| 當 | 当 | dāng | to be; to act as; to hold a position (in space, time, or organizational space); manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at |
| 當場 | 当场 | dāng chǎng | at the scene; on the spot |
| 當初 | 当初 | dāng chū | at that time; originally |
| 當代 | 当代 | dāng dài | the present age; the contemporary era |
| 當地 | 当地 | dāng dì | local |
| 當地時間 | 当地时间 | dāng dì shí jiān | (n) local time |
| 當兒 | 当儿 | dāng er | (n) the very moment |
| 當歸 | 当归 | dāng guī | Angelica sinensis |
| 當家 | 当家 | dāng jiā | manage household affairs |
| 當今 | 当今 | dāng jīn | current; present; now; nowadays |
| 當局 | 当局 | dāng jú | authorities |
| 當量劑量 | 当量剂量 | dāng liáng jì liáng | equivalent dose |
| 當量 | 当量 | dāng liàng | yield |
| 當面 | 当面 | dāng miàn | to sb.'s face; in sb.'s presence |
| 當年 | 当年 | dāng nián | in those days; then; in those years; during that time |
| 當前 | 当前 | dāng qián | current; today's; modern; present; to be facing (us) |
| 當然 | 当然 | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt |
| 當時 | 当时 | dāng shí | then; at that time; while |
| 當時的 | 当时的 | dāng shí de | of that time; former |
| 當事人 | 当事人 | dāng shì rén | persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair) |
| 當涂 | 当涂 | Dāng tú | (N) Dangtu (place in Anhui) |
| 當務之急 | 当务之急 | dāng wù zhī jí | urgent priority |
| 當心 | 当心 | dāng xīn | to take care; to look out |
| 當雄 | 当雄 | Dāng xióng | (N) Dangxiong (place in Tibet) |
| 當選 | 当选 | dāng xuǎn | be elected |
| 當陽 | 当阳 | Dāng yáng | (N) Dangyang (city in Hubei) |
| 當中 | 当中 | dāng zhōng | among; in the middle; in the center |
| 當眾 | 当众 | dāng zhòng | in public; in front of everybody |
| 當 | 当 | dàng | at or in the very same...; to pawn; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; replace; represent |
| 當成 | 当成 | dàng chéng | to consider as; take to be |
| 當天 | 当天 | dàng tiān | that day; the same day |
| 當作 | 当作 | dàng zuò | treat as; regard as |
| 當做 | 当做 | dàng zuò | to treat as; to regard as; to look upon as |
| 得當 | 得当 | dé dāng | expedient |
| 等效百萬噸當量 | 等效百万吨当量 | děng xiào bǎi wàn dūn dāng liáng | equivalent megatonnage (EMT) |
| 核當量 | 核当量 | hé dāng liáng | nuclear yield |
| 劑量當量 | 剂量当量 | jì liáng dāng liáng | dose equivalent |
| 理所當然 | 理所当然 | lǐ suǒ dāng rán | (idiom) certainly; of course; it logically follows that... |
| 兩當 | 两当 | Liǎng dāng | (N) Liangdang (place in Gansu) |
| 麥當勞 | 麦当劳 | mài dāng láo | Macdonald (name); Macdonald’s (fast food company) |
| 門當戶對 | 门当户对 | mén dāng hù duì | (saying) social position and economic status be in harmony |
| 恰當 | 恰当 | qià dàng | appropriate; suitable |
| 上當 | 上当 | shàng dàng | be take in; be fooled; be duped |
| 生物倫琴當量 | 生物伦琴当量 | shēng wù lún qín dāng liàng | rem (Roentgen Equivalent Man; Mammal) |
| 適當 | 适当 | shì dàng | suitable; appropriate |
| 梯恩梯當量 | 梯恩梯当量 | tī ēn tī dāng liàng | TNT equivalent |
| 妥當 | 妥当 | tuǒ dàng | appropriate; proper; ready |
| 穩當 | 稳当 | wěn dang | (adj) stable; firm; (adj) reliable |
| 武當山 | 武当山 | Wǔ dāng shān | Wudang Mountains |
| 相當 | 相当 | xiāng dāng | equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly |
| 響叮噹 | 响叮当 | xiǎng dīng dāng | (adj) well, widely known |
| 亞當 | 亚当 | Yà dāng | Adam |
| 亞當斯 | 亚当斯 | Yà dāng sī | Adams |
| 應當 | 应当 | yīng dāng | should; ought to |
| 允當 | 允当 | yǔn dàng | proper; suitable |
| 澤當 | 泽当 | Zé dāng | (N) Zedang (place in Tibet) |
| 正當 | 正当 | zhèng dāng | timely; well-timed; just when (needed) |
| 正當防衛 | 正当防卫 | zhèng dāng fáng wèi | self-defense (theory) |
| 直截了當 | 直截了当 | zhí jié liǎo dàng | plain-talking; blunt; straightforward |
| 中國當局 | 中国当局 | Zhōng guó dāng jú | Chinese authorities |
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