合当

合當
hédāng
  1. must
  2. should

CEDICT

  1. (archaic) should
  2. should

Wiktionary

  1. 应当、应该。《朱子语类．卷七．小学》：「如礼乐射书数，也是合当理会底，皆是切用。」《水浒传．第六回》：「你是活佛去处来的僧，我们合当斋你。」也作「当合」、「合该」、「何当」。
  2. 性情、志趣相投，相处融洽。《金瓶梅．第一○○回》：「却表爱姐在府中，与葛翠屏两个持贞节，姊妹称呼，甚是合当着。」也作「合节」。
  3. 当值。

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Entry Composition

=1 合 hé
  1. to close
  2. to join
  3. to fit
  4. to be equal to
  5. whole
  6. together
  7. round (in battle)
  8. conjunction (astronomy)
  9. 1st note of pentatonic scale
  10. old variant of 盒 hé
=1 合 hé variant of 合 hé
=2 当 dāng
  1. (onom.) dong
  2. ding dong (bell)
=2 当 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at

Related entries

一定要 yīdìngyào must
一定要有蘋果。

Apples are necessary.

Source: Tatoeba

务必 wùbì
  1. must
  2. to need to
  3. to be sure to
務必在三點鐘來。

Be sure to come at 3.

Source: Tatoeba

必得 bìděi
  1. must
  2. have to
他们坚持认为日常锻练是必得表出的行为。

They insist that daily exercise is an action that must be done.

Source: Tatoeba

总得 zǒngděi
  1. must
  2. have to
  3. be bound to
總得有過河的辦法。

There must be some way of traversing the river.

Source: Tatoeba

非得 fēiděi (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
你不必什麼都非得自己來。

You shouldn't try to do everything by yourself.

Source: Tatoeba

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