Chinese word dictionary

当轴

dāng zhóu · person in power; important official

Practice word

Word information

Simplified当轴

Traditional當軸

Pinyindāng zhóu

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

当dāng

appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

轴zhóu

axle, pivot, shaft; axis

How to learn 当轴

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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当然dāngrán

only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

当dāng

(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell); 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

当时dāngshí

then; at that time; while

当地dāngdì

local

当年dāngnián

in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life

当前dāngqián

the present time; to be faced with