行当

行當
hángdang
  1. profession
  2. role (acting)

CEDICT

  1. 行业。
  2. 传统戏曲演员专业分工的类别。如平剧分生、旦、淨、丑四个类别。
  3. 行为、勾当。
  4. 职务。《红楼梦．第六回》：「我们这裡周大娘有三个呢！还有两个周奶奶。不知是那一个行当上的？」也作「行档」。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

行当 hángdàng

Entry Composition

1 行 háng
  1. (bound form) row; line
  2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession
  3. (bound form) commercial firm
  4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)
  5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column
  6. classifier for rows or lines
=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
=2 当 dàng
  1. at or in the very same...
  2. suitable
  3. adequate
  4. fitting
  5. proper
  6. to replace
  7. to regard as
  8. to think
  9. to pawn
  10. (coll.) to fail (a student)

Related entries

自由职业 zìyóuzhíyè
  1. self-employed
  2. profession
自由职业的优点是，人们可以自由的分配他们的工作时间。它的缺点是，人们实际上必须24小时不间断的工作。

The advantage of freelancing is that you can divide your time freely. The disadvantage is that you actually have to work around the clock.

Source: Tatoeba

工 gōng
  1. work
  2. worker
  3. skill
  4. profession
  5. trade
  6. craft
  7. labor
AI 代表人工智能。

AI stands for artificial intelligence.

Source: Tatoeba

脚 jué role (variant of 角 jué)
你的脚脏。

You have dirty feet.

Source: Tatoeba

角 jué
  1. role (theater)
  2. to compete
  3. ancient three legged wine vessel
  4. third note of pentatonic scale
90度的角叫直角。

An angle of 90 degrees is called a right angle.

Source: Tatoeba

职能 zhínéng
  1. function
  2. role