Word: 当 (dāng) to be; to act as; manage

These are the example sentences using 当 in the sense to be; to act as; manage. Every sentence using 当 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 當

Example sentences using 当 in this sense

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他不适合当老师。

Tā bú shìhé dāng lǎoshī.

He is unfit to be a teacher.
他从小就有当医生的抱负。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù yǒu dāng yīshēng de bàofù.

He has had the aspiration to become a doctor since he was little.
他们让我当了队长。

Tāmen ràng wǒ dāng le duìzhǎng.

They made me captain.
他儿子想当律师。

Tā érzi xiǎng dāng lǜshī.

His son wants to be a lawyer.
他决定了要当医生。

Tā juédìngle yào dāng yīshēng.

He made up his mind to be a doctor.
他决心要当医生。

Tā juéxīn yào dāng yīshēng.

He made a determination to be a doctor.
他励志要当一名医生。

Tā lìzhì yào dāng yì míng yīshēng.

He is determined to become a doctor.
他在军队里当参谋。

Tā zài jūnduì lǐ dāng cānmóu.

He serves as a staff officer in the army.
他如愿以偿，当上了老师。

Tā rúyuànyǐcháng, dāng shang le lǎoshī.

His wish came true, and he became a teacher.
他将来想当警察。

Tā jiānglái xiǎng dāng jǐngchá.

He wants to be a policeman in the future.
他当上了这家公司的总裁。

Tā dāng shang le zhè jiā gōngsī de zǒngcái.

He became the president of this company.
他当老师的时间不太长。

Tā dāng lǎoshī de shíjiān bú tài cháng.

He hasn't been a teacher for long.
他当老师的梦想终于实现了。

Tā dāng lǎoshī de mèngxiǎng zhōngyú shíxiànle.

He finally realised his dream of becoming a teacher.
他总是故意给同事当绊脚石。

Tā zǒngshì gùyì gěi tóngshì dāng bànjiǎoshí.

He always deliberately gets in his colleagues' way.
你为何想当一个老师？

Nǐ wèihé xiǎng dāng yí gè lǎoshī?

Why did you want to become a teacher?
你以后想当什么呢？

Nǐ yǐhòu xiǎng dāng shénme ne?

What would you like to be in the future?
你当医生很久了吗？

Nǐ dāng yīshēng hěn jiǔle ma?

Have you been working long as a doctor?
你当过兵吗？

Nǐ dāng guò bīng ma?

Were you a soldier?
你能来当我的帮手吗？

Nǐ néng lái dāng wǒ de bāngshou ma?

Could you come and be my helper?
你要当妈了。

Nǐ yào dāng mā le.

You're going to be a mommy.
你选谁当总统？

Nǐ xuǎn shuí dāng zǒngtǒng?

For whom will you vote for president?
内向的人适合当老师吗？

Nèixiàng de rén shìhé dāng lǎoshī ma?

Are introverted people suited to being teachers?
哥哥当了五年兵，上个月退役了。

Gēge dāng le wǔ nián bīng, shànggeyuè tuìyìle.

My older brother served five years in the army and left the service last month.
她安静的气质很适合当老师。

Tā ānjìng de qìzhì hěn shìhé dāng lǎoshī.

Her quiet temperament suits her well for being a teacher.
她当医生了。

Tā dāng yīshēng le.

She's a doctor now.
她想当一名乘务员。

Tā xiǎng dāng yì míng chéngwùyuán.

She wants to become an attendant.
她第一次演戏就当上了主角。

Tā dìyīcì yǎnxì jiù dāng shang le zhǔjué.

She got the lead role the very first time she acted.
她认定了要当医生。

Tā rèndìngle yào dāng yīshēng.

She has set her mind on becoming a doctor.
小女儿说她想当故事里的仙女。

Xiǎo nǚ'ér shuō tā xiǎng dāng gùshi lǐ de xiānnǚ.

My little daughter says she wants to be a fairy from the stories.
小时候，我总想当一个武侠。

Xiǎoshíhou, wǒ zǒng xiǎng dāng yí gè wǔxiá.

As a child, I always wanted to be a knight-errant.
当医生是她从小的志愿。

Dāng yīshēng shì tā cóngxiǎo de zhìyuàn.

Becoming a doctor has been her aspiration since childhood.
当医生要有过硬的本领。

Dāng yīshēng yào yǒu guòyìng de běnlǐng.

To be a doctor, you need solid skills.
我不想当任何人的棋子。

Wǒ bùxiǎng dāng rènhé rén de qízǐ.

I don't want to be anyone's pawn.
我不能让他当我的老师。

Wǒ bùnéng ràng tā dāng wǒ de lǎoshī.

I can't have him as my teacher.
我们选了他当主席。

Wǒmen xuǎn le tā dāng zhǔxí.

We elected him chairman.
我决定当个医生了。

Wǒ juédìng dāng gè yīshēng le.

I decided to be a doctor.
我决定当个工程师。

Wǒ juédìng dāng gè gōngchéngshī.

I've decided to become an engineer.
我后悔当老师。

Wǒ hòuhuǐ dāng lǎoshī.

I regret becoming a teacher.
我姐姐想当电影编剧。

Wǒ jiějie xiǎng dāng diànyǐng biānjù.

My older sister wants to be a screenwriter.
我当老师已经15年了。

Wǒ dāng lǎoshī yǐjīng shíwǔ nián le.

I have been a teacher for 15 years.
我当过老师。

Wǒ dāng guò lǎoshī.

I was a teacher.
我想到那位当记者的女人。

Wǒ xiǎngdào nà wèi dāng jìzhě de nǚrén.

I think of the woman as a journalist.
我想当一名英语老师。

Wǒ xiǎng dāng yì míng Yīngyǔ lǎoshī.

I would like to be an English teacher.
我想当体育记者。

Wǒ xiǎng dāng tǐyù jìzhě.

I want to be a sport reporter.
我想当医生。

Wǒ xiǎng dāng yīshēng.

I want to be a doctor.
我想当歌手。

Wǒ xiǎng dāng gēshǒu.

I want to become a singer.
我被要求当这场比赛的裁判。

Wǒ bèi yāoqiú dāng zhè chǎng bǐsài de cáipàn.

I was asked to umpire the game.
我要当律师。

Wǒ yào dāng lǜshī.

I want to be a lawyer.
谁会被提拔当经理呢？

Shéi huì bèi tíbá dāng jīnglǐ ne?

Who will be picked for promotion to manager?