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[當斷則斷] dāngduànzéduàn to make a decision when it's time to decide

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        dāng/dàng, [噹]/[當], (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell), to be/to act as/manage/withstand/when/during/ough...
        dāngrán, [當然], only natural/as it should be/certainly/of course/without doubt
        dāngshí/dàngshí, [當時], then/at that time/while, at once/right away
        xiāngdāng, [相當], equivalent to/appropriate/considerably/to a certain extent/fairly/quite
        dàngzuò, [當作], to treat as/to regard as
        dàngchéng, [當成], to consider as/to take to be
        dāngdì, [當地], local
        dāngzhōng, [當中], among/in the middle/in the center
        dāngshìrén, [當事人], persons involved or implicated/party (to an affair)
        dāngchū, [當初], at that time/originally
        dāngxīn, [當心], to take care/to look out
        Yàdāng, [亞當], Adam
        dāngwǎn/dàngwǎn, [當晚], on that evening, the same evening
        dāngnián/dàngnián, [當年], in those days/then/in those years/during that time, that very same year
        zhèngdāng/zhèngdàng, [正當], timely/just (when needed), honest/reasonable/fair/sensible
        měidāng, [每當], whenever/every time/on every
        shìdàng, [適當], suitable/appropriate
        dàngzhēn, [當真], to take seriously/serious/No joking, really!
        yīngdāng, [應當], should/ought to
        dāngtiān/dàngtiān, [當天], on that day, the same day
        qiàdàng, [恰當], appropriate/suitable
        dāngchǎng, [當場], at the scene/on the spot
        dāngmiàn, [當面], to sb's face/in sb's presence
        dāngjú, [當局], authorities
        dāngxuǎn, [當選], to be elected/to be selected
        lǐsuǒdāngrán, [理所當然], as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of cour...
        dàngzuò, [當做], to treat as/to regard as/to look upon as
        gòudàng, [勾當], shady business
        dāngqián, [當前], current/today's/modern/present/to be facing (us)
        shàngdàng, [上當], taken in (by sb's deceit)/to be fooled/to be duped
        tuǒdang, [妥當], appropriate/proper/ready
        dāngbīng, [當兵], to serve in the army/to be a soldier
        dāngjīn, [當今], current/present/now/nowadays
        
        bùdàng, [不當], unsuitable/improper/inappropriate
        Màidāngláo, [麥當勞], MacDonald or McDonald (name)/McDonald's (fast food company)
        dāngbān, [當班], to work one's shift
        dāngzhòng, [當眾], in public/in front of everybody
        dāngzhe, [當著], in front of/in the presence of
        chōngdāng, [充當], to serve as/to act as/to play the role of
        dīngdāng, [叮噹], (onom.) ding dong/jingling of bells/clanking sound
        zhèngdàngfángwèi, [正當防衛], reasonable self-defense/legitimate defense
        dāngdài, [當代], the present age/the contemporary era
        hángdang, [行當], profession/role (acting)
        dāndāng, [擔當], to take upon oneself/to assume
        dāngxià, [當下], immediately/at once/at that moment/at the moment
        zhíjiéliǎodàng, [直截了當], direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt/straightforward
便         biàndāng, [便當], convenient/handy/easy/bento (a meal in a partitioned box)/lunchbox
        dàngpù, [當舖], pawn shop/CL:家[jiā],間|间[jiān]
        dédàng, [得當], appropriate/suitable
        jiādàng, [家當], familial property/belongings
        diǎndàng, [典當], to pawn/pawnshop
        dāngwùzhījí, [當務之急], top priority job/matter of vital importance
        dāngzhīwúkuì, [當之無愧], fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, ...
        Yàdāngsī, [亞當斯], Adams
        Màidāngnà, [麥當娜], Madonna (1958-), US pop singer
        dāngtóu/dàngtou, [當頭], coming right into one's face/imminent/to put first, (coll.) pledge/surety
        
        xiǎngdāngrán, [想當然], to take sth for granted
        
        lìngdāngbiélùn, [另當別論], to treat differently/another cup of tea
        dāngjiā, [當家], to manage the household/to be the one in charge of the family/to call the shots/...
        dāngrì/dàngrì, [當日], on that day, that very day/the same day
        dāngdāng/Dāngdāng/dàngdàng, [噹噹]/[當當], (onom.) ding dong, Dangdang (online retailer), to pawn
        xiāngdāngyú, [相當於], equivalent to
        
        
        qígǔxiāngdāng, [旗鼓相當], lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched/r...
        dāngquán, [當權], to hold power
        dāngquánzhě, [當權者], ruler/those in power/the authorities
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        kòngdāng, [空當], gap/interval
        wěndang, [穩當], reliable/secure/stable/firm
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        dīngdīngdāngdāng, [叮叮噹噹], (onom.) ding dong/jingling of bells/clanking sound
        yīmǎdāngxiān, [一馬當先], to take the lead
        shǒudāngqíchōng, [首當其衝], to bear the brunt
        shīdàng, [失當], inappropriate/improper
        bùgǎndāng, [不敢當], lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise/you flatter...
        xiǎngdāngdāng, [響噹噹], resounding/loud/well known/famous
        
        dāngjí, [當即], at once/on the spot
        dāngjīlìduàn, [當機立斷], to make prompt decisions (idiom)
        
        dāngshì/dàngshì, [當事], to be in charge/to be confronted (with a matter)/involved (in some matter), to c...
        dāngdào, [當道], in the middle of the road/to be in the way/to hold power/(fig.) to predominate/t...
        lǐdāng, [理當], should/ought
        
        
        
        
        dāngzhèng, [當政], to come to power/to hold power/in office
        dāngr, [當兒], the very moment/just then/during (that brief interval)
        dāngliàng, [當量], equivalent/yield
        lǎodāngyìzhuàng, [老當益壯], old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
        
        dāngyuè/dàngyuè, [當月], on that month, the same month
        
        
        dúdāngyīmiàn, [獨當一面], to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
        
        méndānghùduì, [門當戶對], the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)/(of a prospectiv...
        
        bùjiǎndāngnián, [不減當年], (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit/to be as (good,...
        
        guāngdāng, [咣當], crash/bang
        
        dāngjiāzuòzhǔ, [當家作主], to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)/to be the master of one's own affairs
        
        
        
        
        dāngyè/dàngyè, [當夜], on that night, that very night/the same night
        huǐbùdāngchū, [悔不當初], to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
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        dāngshìzhě, [當事者], the person involved/the people holding power
        
        
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        dàdídāngqián, [大敵當前], facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties/Enemy at th...
        mǎndāngdāng, [滿當當], brim full/completely packed
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        Dāngxióng, [當雄], Damxung county, Tibetan: 'Dam gzhung rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[Lā sà], Tibet
        
        ruìbùkědāng, [銳不可當], unstoppable/hard to hold back
        mǎnmǎndāngdāng, [滿滿當當], brim full/completely packed
        zhèngdāngzhōng, [正當中], right in the midpoint/a bull's eye/to hit the nail on the head
        
        
        
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        dāngquánpài, [當權派], persons or faction in authority
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        dāngguī, [當歸], Angelica sinensis
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        shìbùkědāng, [勢不可當], impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
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        dāngrénbùràng, [當仁不讓], to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
        tíngdàng, [停當], settled/accomplished/ready
        
        
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        zhèngdāngnián, [正當年], to be in the prime of life
        
        
        
        shùndang, [順當], smoothly

        duàn, [斷], to break/to snap/to cut off/to give up or abstain from sth/to judge/(usu. used i...
        bùduàn, [不斷], unceasing/uninterrupted/continuous/constant
        dǎduàn, [打斷], to interrupt/to break off/to break (a bone)
        pànduàn, [判斷], to judge/to determine/judgment
        qiēduàn, [切斷], to cut off/to sever
        zhěnduàn, [診斷], diagnosis/to diagnose
        zhōngduàn, [中斷], to cut short/to break off/to discontinue/to interrupt
        tuīduàn, [推斷], to infer/to deduce/to predict/to extrapolate
        pànduànlì, [判斷力], ability to judge/judgment
        duànjué, [斷絕], to sever/to break off
        zhéduàn, [折斷], to snap sth off/to break
        gēduàn, [割斷], to cut off/to sever
        liǎoduàn, [了斷], to bring to a conclusion/to settle (a dispute)/to do away with (oneself)/to brea...
        duàndìng, [斷定], to conclude/to determine/to come to a judgment
        duàncéng, [斷層], fault (geology)/CL:道[dào],個|个[gè]/(fig.) gap/rupture (in the transmission of som...
        piànduàn, [片斷], section/fragment/segment
        duànliè, [斷裂], fracture/rupture/to break apart
        jiànduàn, [間斷], disconnected/interrupted/suspended
        
        duàndiàn, [斷電], power cut/electric power failure
        zǔduàn, [阻斷], to block/to obstruct/to intercept/to interdict
        duàntóutái, [斷頭台], guillotine/scaffold
        guǒduàn, [果斷], firm/decisive
        juéduàn, [決斷], to make a decision/resolution/decisiveness/resolute
        lǒngduàn, [壟斷], to enjoy market dominance/to monopolize
        
        duànkāi, [斷開], to break/to sever/to turn off (electric switch)
        duànqì, [斷氣], to stop breathing/to breathe one's last/to die/to cut the gas supply
        yīdāoliǎngduàn, [一刀兩斷], lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)/fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
        jiéduàn, [截斷], to break or cut in two/to sever/to cut off/(fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a ...
        wǔduàn, [武斷], arbitrary/subjective/dogmatic
        duànsòng, [斷送], to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc)/ruined
        
        yōuróuguǎduàn, [優柔寡斷], indecisive/irresolute
        yuányuánbùduàn, [源源不斷], a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
        duànyán, [斷言], to assert/assertion
        duànduànxùxù, [斷斷續續], intermittent/off and on/discontinuous/stop-go/stammering/disjointed/inarticulate
        píngduàn, [評斷], to judge
        lùnduàn, [論斷], to infer/to judge/inference/judgment/conclusion
        
        zhǎnduàn, [斬斷], to cut off/to chop sth in half
        yìduàn, [臆斷], to assume/assumption
        
        duànjiāo, [斷交], to end a relationship/to break off diplomatic ties
        dúduàn, [獨斷], to decide alone without consultation/arbitrary/dictatorial
        duànzhāngqǔyì, [斷章取義], to quote out of context (idiom)
        
        duànnǎi, [斷奶], to wean
        dāngjīlìduàn, [當機立斷], to make prompt decisions (idiom)
        duànrán, [斷然], resolute/definitive/categorically/absolutely
        duànjù, [斷句], to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing/to punctuat...
        géduàn, [隔斷], partition/to stand between/wall or fence serving as partition
        dúduànzhuānxíng, [獨斷專行], to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action/a law unto oneself
        jiēliánbùduàn, [接連不斷], in unbroken succession (idiom)
        zhuānduàn, [專斷], to act arbitrarily/to make decisions without consulting others
        héngduànmiàn, [橫斷面], horizontal section
        cáiduàn, [裁斷], to consider and decide
        
        duànyǔ, [斷語], conclusion/judgment/verdict
        
        gōngduàn, [公斷], arbitration (law)
        
        liánxùbùduàn, [連續不斷], continuous/unceasing
        gānchángcùnduàn, [肝腸寸斷], lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)/fig. grief-stricken
        
        
        
        
        
        duànlièdài, [斷裂帶], fault zone (geology)
        
        
        duànàn, [斷案], to judge a case
        mǎiduàn, [買斷], to buy out/buyout/severance
        cányuánduànbì, [殘垣斷壁], crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        fǒuzé, [否則], if not/otherwise/else/or else
        zé, [則], (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but/then/standard/...
        guīzé, [規則], rule/regulation/rules and regulations
        yuánzé, [原則], principle/doctrine/CL:個|个[gè]
        fǎzé, [法則], law/rule/code
        zhǔnzé, [準則], norm/standard/criterion
        shǒuzé, [守則], rules/regulations
        bùguīzé, [不規則], irregular
        yǐshēnzuòzé, [以身作則], to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
        shízé, [實則], actually/in fact
        xìzé, [細則], detailed rules and regulations/bylaws
        
        yīzé, [一則], on the one hand
        fùzé, [附則], supplementary provision/bylaw/additional article (law)
        
        yùsùzébùdá, [欲速則不達], lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more has...
        yuánzéxìng, [原則性], principled
        ránzé, [然則], that being the case/then/in that case
        
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        tōngzé, [通則], general rule/general principle
        
        

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