每当

每當

měidāng

conjunction HSK 7-9 #4,754

Meanings

1 whenever
2 every time (that)

Characters

when; at the time of

Examples

每当下雨的时候，我就想起家乡。

Měidāng xiàyǔ de shíhou, wǒ jiù xiǎngqǐ jiāxiāng.

Whenever it rains, I think of my hometown.

每当夜幕降临，城市就亮起了灯火。

Měidāng yèmù jiànglín, chéngshì jiù liàng qǐ le dēnghuǒ.

Whenever night falls, the city lights up.

Tips

grammar

每当 is often paired with 就 in the second clause: 每当...就... (whenever...then...). More literary than 每次 (měicì).

Stroke Order

每 měi

当 dāng