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Jyutping hap6 dong1
Pinyin hé dāng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. must
  2. should
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, archaic
    should
    (syn.) 应当, 應該, 应该, 應當
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他不适合当老师。
    他不適合當老師。
    tā bú shì hé dāng lǎo shī 。
    • He is unfit to be a teacher.
  2. Mandarin
    她因为敏锐的观察力,很适合当一名摄影师。
    她因為敏鋭的觀察力,很適合當一名攝影師。
    tā yīn wèi mǐn ruì de guān chá lì , hěn shì hé dāng yī míng shè yǐng shī 。
    • She's a good photographer because she's so observant.
    • Her acute observation skills make her a very suitable photographer.