充当

充當

chōngdāng

verb HSK 7 #12,141

Meanings

1 to serve as
2 to act as
3 to play the role of

Characters

to fill; to serve as

to act as; to be

Examples

他充当我们的翻译。

Tā chōngdāng wǒmen de fānyì.

He served as our translator.

这把椅子可以充当梯子用。

Zhè bǎ yǐzi kěyǐ chōngdāng tīzi yòng.

This chair can serve as a ladder.

Stroke Order

充 chōng

当 dāng