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HSK
then / at that time / while
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *當* | 當* | *當
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at
HSK 2
local
HSK 3
should; ought to
HSK 3
equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite
HSK 3
at that time / originally
HSK 3
among / in the middle / in the center
HSK 3
only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt
HSK 3
the present age / the contemporary era
HSK 5
to be elected; to be selected
HSK 5
in those days; back then; in those years / to be in the prime of life
HSK 5
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
the present time / to be faced with
HSK 5
at the scene; on the spot
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *當* | 當* | *當
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)
HSK 6
suitable; appropriate
HSK 6
to consider as; to take to be
HSK 6
honest / reasonable / fair / sensible
HSK 6
the same day
HSK 6
to treat as / to regard as
HSK 6
taken in (by sb's deceit) / to be fooled / to be duped
HSK 6
appropriate / suitable
HSK 6
to take seriously / serious / No joking, really!
HSK 7-9
at once / on the spot
HSK 7-9
persons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency
HSK 7-9
immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment
HSK 7-9
fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
HSK 7-9
equivalent to
HSK 7-9
on that day
HSK 7-9
the present time / (old) (in reference to the reigning monarch) His Majesty
HSK 7-9
to sb's face / in sb's presence
HSK 7-9
appropriate / proper / ready
HSK 7-9
to take care / to look out
HSK 7-9
in public / in front of everybody
HSK 7-9
to take upon oneself / to assume
HSK 7-9
the same evening
HSK 7-9
to serve as / to act as / to play the role of
HSK 7-9
in front of / in the presence of
HSK 7-9
appropriate / suitable
HSK 7-9
the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
HSK 7-9
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
HSK 7-9
whenever; every time
HSK 7-9
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right
HSK 7-9
(coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if … / Taiwan pr. [zhi3dang1]
convenient / handy / easy / bento (a meal in a partitioned box) / lunchbox
at once / right away
pawnshop / CL: , 間|间
the foremost person of his age / unequalled / a leading light
accountability
not important / of no consequence
Ronald McDonald
frank; outspoken / ready; settled; in order / (old) to deal with; to handle
to manage the household / to be the one in charge of the family / to call the shots / to be in charge
brim full / completely packed
Adams
hard to endure (hot weather, itchiness etc)
excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)
a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
to serve in the army / to be a soldier
(idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy
authorities
timely / just (when needed)
on that day
that very day / the same day
coming right into one's face / imminent / to put first
(coll.) pledge; surety
Adam
to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) / to be the master of one's own affairs
unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
familial property / belongings
to treat as / to regard as / to look upon as
on that month
the same month
to be in the prime of life
McDonald's (fast food company)
Dangdang (online retailer)
to pawn
(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit / to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
equivalent / yield
to take up duty as / to assume a position / to assume / to take on (an office)
in the middle of the street / facing the street
cash equivalent (accountancy)
on that evening
Angelica sinensis
that very same year
should / to deserve
the present age / in office / the current office holder
gap / interval
Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei
(idiom) to take the lead
overhead / up in the sky
to be in charge / to be confronted (with a matter) / involved (in some matter)
to consider as a matter of importance / to be of importance
sloppy
to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
to take sth as given; to make assumptions
on that night
that very night / the same night
necessarily

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