當是 [当－]

Jyutping dong3 si6
Pinyin dāng shì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to mistakenly believe; to be under the impression; to have thought that
    (syn.) 以為, 掠準, 叫是, 以为, 恅著, 掠准
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    共产党对于这些东西的宣传政策应当是：“引而不发，跃如也。”菩萨要农民自己去丢，烈女祠、节孝坊要农民自己去摧毁，别人代庖是不对的。
    共產黨對於這些東西的宣傳政策應當是：“引而不發，躍如也。”菩薩要農民自己去丟，烈女祠、節孝坊要農民自己去摧毀，別人代庖是不對的。
    gòng chǎn dǎng duì yú zhè xiē dōng xi de xuān chuán zhèng cè yīng dāng shì ： “ yǐn ér bù fā ， yuè rú yě ． ” pú sà yào nóng mín zì jǐ qù diū ， liè nǚ cí ， jié xiào fāng yào nóng mín zì jǐ qù cuī huǐ ， bié rén dài páo shì bù duì de ．
    • The Communist Party's propaganda policy in such matters should be, “Draw the bow without shooting, just indicate the motions.” It is for the peasants themselves to cast aside the idols, pull down the temples to the martyred virgins and the arches to the chaste and faithful widows; it is wrong for anybody else to do it for them.
  2. Mandarin
    苏维埃应当是群众的组织，反对委派与命令主义！
    蘇維埃應當是羣眾的組織，反對委派與命令主義！
    sū wéi āi yīng dāng shì qún zhòng de zǔ zhī ， fǎn duì wěi pài yǔ mìng lìng zhǔ yì ！
    • The soviets should be the organization of the masses; combat delegation and commandism!