只当

只當
zhǐdàng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to take (something) as
  2. 2 to treat as
  3. 3 to assume
  4. 4 to act as if

Examples

Zhè jiàn shì nǐ zhǐdàng méi fāshēng guo.
Just treat this as if it never happened.
Wǒ zhǐdàng tā shì kāi wánxiào.
I assumed he was just joking.

Tips

usage
Colloquial. Often used to dismiss something or downplay losses: 只当吃亏 ('just treat it as a loss'), 只当听见 ('act as if you didn't hear'). In Taiwan, also pronounced zhǐdāng.
register
Conversational; slightly older feel. In modern speech, (jiùdàng) is increasingly common with the same meaning.

Stroke Order

zhǐ
dāng