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Back in the Day with "当"

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ID: QW0182 Intermediate
“当” (dāng) can be used as a time word, and as far as time words are concerned, this one's pretty dang versatile. In today's Qing Wen, the team delves into some of the various, though similar, time-related uses of "当".
Connie,Liliana,John
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当我八岁的时候就开始练武术了
dāng 当wǒ 我bāsuì 八岁de shíhou 的时候jiù 就kāishǐ 开始liàn 练wǔshù 武术le 了
When I was 8 years old I started practicing martial arts.
当的时候
dāng 当de shíhou 的时候
when...
当我心情难过的时候他总是在我身边安慰我
dāng 当wǒ 我xīnqíng 心情nánguò 难过de shíhou 的时候tā 他zǒngshì 总是zài 在wǒ 我shēnbiān 身边ānwèi 安慰wǒ 我
Whenever I'm feeling upset, he's always by my side consoling me.
当电脑中毒的时候该怎么办
dāng 当diànnǎo 电脑zhòngdú 中毒de shíhou 的时候gāi 该zěnme bàn 怎么办
When your computer gets a virus, what should you do?
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