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to be taken advantage of
unsuitable; improper; inappropriate
to serve as / to act as / to play the role of
HSK 7-9
convenient / handy / easy / bento (a meal in a partitioned box) / lunchbox
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom) / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite
HSK 3
dishonest / unfair / improper
Adam
smoothly
appropriate / proper / ready
HSK 7-9
inadequate / unfit
settled / accomplished / ready / Taiwan pr. [ting2 dang4]
lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men (idiom) / fig. extremely brave and strong
shady business
familial property / belongings
reliable / solid and dependable
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me
HSK 5
with alacrity / frank and spontaneous
suitable; appropriate
HSK 6
to pawn / pawnshop
excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force)
should; ought to
HSK 3
appropriate / suitable
HSK 7-9
gap / interval
taken in (by sb's deceit) / to be fooled / to be duped
HSK 6
to take upon oneself / to assume
HSK 7-9
(coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if … / Taiwan pr. [zhi3dang1]
direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt / straightforward
whenever; every time
HSK 7-9
brim full / completely packed
appropriate / suitable
HSK 6
if and only if
grandiose but impractical (idiom) / large but of no real use
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
proper / suitable
profession / role (acting)
should; ought
necessarily
settled / ready / finished
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *当* | 当* | *当
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *当* | 当* | *当
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
Dangdang (online retailer)
to pawn
impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
HSK 7-9
(idiom) it's only right and proper; it goes without saying
eaves-tile
most suitable; extremely appropriate
inappropriate / improper
unstoppable / hard to hold back
precise and appropriate
should / to deserve
as should be / as expected
lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched / roughly comparable (opponents)
to act as if / to treat sth as if it were
frank; outspoken / ready; settled; in order / (old) to deal with; to handle
brim full / completely packed
excessive
crash / bang
stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
to bear (responsibility) / to take on / to assume
quick; rapid
reliable / secure / stable / firm
must / should
sloppy
timely / just (when needed)
honest / reasonable / fair / sensible
HSK 6
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
(slang) (of a character) to reappear in a story line after having been supposedly killed off / cf. 領盒飯|领盒饭
to feel ashamed (idiom)
hard to endure (hot weather, itchiness etc)
lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.
crucial moment / critical time
(Tw) bento; lunch box
lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
to flunk (Tw) / (computing) to crash / to stop working
(dialect) (of age) more or less; or so / (dialect) and so on
thin / diluted
Zêdang town in Nêdong county 乃東縣|乃东县, Tibet, capital of Lhokha prefecture
variant of 搭檔|搭档


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