Definition
当着 (dāngzhe) means 'in the presence of' or 'right in front of'. It is almost always followed by a person or group and 的面 (de miàn), forming the pattern 当着…的面 ('in front of someone's face'). Use it to emphasize that an action is done openly or directly in someone's view. Note that the pinyin in the source is listed as dāng, but the correct pronunciation is dāngzhe (with a neutral -zhe).
conj.
in the presence ofright in front of (often in the pattern 当着…的面)
Examples
- 当着。Nǐ dāngzhe dàjiā de miàn bǎ huà shuō qīngchu.Say it clearly in front of everyone.
- 当着。Tā dāngzhe wǒ de miàn shuō le hěn duō nántīng de huà.He said a lot of nasty things right in front of me.
- 当着。Búyào dāngzhe háizi de miàn chǎojià.Don't argue in front of the children.
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