得當 [－当]

Jyutping dak1 dong3
Pinyin dé dàng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. appropriate
  2. suitable
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    恰當​；​啱​啱​好
    appropriate
    • 時間控制得當
      时间控制得当
      si4 gaan3 hung3 zai3 dak1 dong3
      proper control of time
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt (of language, behaviour, methods, etc.)
    (syn.) 相当, 相宜, 對勁, 停當, 適合, 定当, 的當, 妥帖, 的当, 拄仔好, 適用, 合适, 拄好, 允当, 得體, 適當, 合手, 恰當, 安帖, 貼切, 適宜, 耐, 配合, 定當, 妥当, 停当, 刚好, 合宜, 合適, 適量, 得体, 剛好, 对劲, 适宜, 允, 适量, 一定, 适当, 妥善, 對路, 适合, 合用, 妥當, 允當, 对路, 适用, 得宜, 恰当, 相當, 贴切
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #790
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    如果训练得当的话，音乐才能是可以培养出来的。
    如果訓練得當的話，音樂才能是可以培養出來的。
    rú guǒ xùn liàn dé dàng de huà ， yīn yuè cái néng shì kě yǐ péi yǎng chū lái de 。
    • Musical talent can be developed if it's properly trained.
  2. Mandarin
    我觉得当汤姆发现他买来的画是赝品的时候，他会很生气。
    我覺得當湯姆發現他買來的畫是贗品的時候，他會很生氣。
    wǒ jué de dāng tāng mǔ fā xiàn tā mǎi lái de huà shì yàn pǐn de shí hou ， tā huì hěn shēng qì 。
    • I think Tom is going to be pretty mad when he finds out that the painting he bought is a fake.
    • I think that Tom is going to be pretty mad when he finds out that the painting he bought is a fake.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶阵你谂咁耐都唔去买，依家想买结果又卖晒，真系「落笔打三更」，唔得当机立断。
    嗰陣你諗咁耐都唔去買，依家想買結果又賣晒，真係「落筆打三更」，唔得當機立斷。
    go2 zan6 nei5 nam2 gam3 noi6 dou1 m4 heoi3 maai5, ji4 gaa1 soeng2 maai5 git3 gwo2 jau6 maai6 saai3, zan1 hai6 lok6 bat1 daa2 saam1 gaang1, m4 dak1 dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6.
    • You couldn't make up your mind about whether to buy it last time, and now it's sold out. You're so indecisive!
  2. Cantonese
    多得当年老师启发我，我今日先可以攞呢个奖。
    多得當年老師啓發我，我今日先可以攞呢個獎。
    do1 dak1 dong1 nin4 lou5 si1 kai2 faat3 ngo5, ngo5 gam1 jat6 sin1 ho2 ji5 lo2 ni1 go3 zoeng2.
    • I have to express my gratitude to my teacher for inspiring me; without him, I would not have won this award.
  3. Cantonese
    时间控制得当
    時間控制得當
    si4 gaan3 hung3 zai3 dak1 dong3
    • proper control of time
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    中国农民有很大的潜伏力，只要组织和指挥得当，能使日本军队一天忙碌二十四小时，使之疲于奔命。
    中國農民有很大的潛伏力，只要組織和指揮得當，能使日本軍隊一天忙碌二十四小時，使之疲於奔命。
    zhōng guó nóng mín yǒu hěn dà de qián fú lì ， zhǐ yào zǔ zhī hé zhǐ huī dé dàng ， néng shǐ rì běn jūn duì yī tiān máng lù èr shí sì xiǎo shí ， shǐ zhī pí yú bēn mìng ．
    • The Chinese peasants have very great latent power; properly organized and directed, they can keep the Japanese army busy twenty-four hours a day and worry it to death.
  2. Mandarin
    打着“正本清源”的旗号，深得当地老百姓的支持，南方州郡也纷纷望风归附，很快萧铣的实力与北方的李渊不相上下。
    打着“正本清源”的旗號，深得當地老百姓的支持，南方州郡也紛紛望風歸附，很快蕭銑的實力與北方的李淵不相上下。
    dǎ zhe “ zhèng běn qīng yuán ” de qí hào ， shēn dé dāng dì lǎo bǎi xìng de zhī chí ， nán fāng zhōu jùn yě fēn fēn wàng fēng guī fù ， hěn kuài xiāo xiǎn de shí lì yǔ běi fāng de lǐ yuān bù xiàng shàng xià ．
    • Under the banner of "Thoroughly investigate the true sources of major issues and problems", he won the support of the local people, and even the southern provinces and commanderies were motivated by his leadership to switch their allegiance to him. Xiao Xian's power soon came to rival the North's Li Yuan.