当上 meaning in English
to take up duty as; to assume a position
Traditional 當上9 strokes
Meaning of 当上
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
dāngshang
- to take up duty as
- to assume a position
- to assume
- to take on (an office)
当上 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
布什继里根之后当上了总统。
Bush followed Reagan as president.
他设法当上了部长。
He made his way to the minister.
汤姆当上了部长。
Tom became a minister.
Stroke order for each character
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当 dāng · to be · 6 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
上 shàng · up · 3 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
Related words
Words that share a character with 当上.
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once; right away |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
Questions about 当上
What does 当上 mean?
当上 (dāngshang) means "to take up duty as; to assume a position".
How do you write 当上?
当上 is made of 2 characters: 当 (6 strokes), 上 (3 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
How is 当上 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 当上 is written 當上.