| 噶当派 | Gá dāng pài | Bkar-dgam-pa sect of Tibetan Buddhism |
| 当当车 | dāng dāng chē | tram, especially Beijing trams during period of operation 1924-1956 (colloquial); also written 铛铛车 |
| 大敌当前 | dà dí dāng qián | facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties; Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| 夹当 | jiā dāng | crucial moment; critical time |
| 夹当儿 | jiā dāngr | erhua variant of 夹当, crucial moment; critical time |
好汉做事，
好汉当 | hǎo hàn zuò shì ,
hǎo hàn dāng | daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it; a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions; the buck stops here |
| 安步当车 | ān bù dàng chē | walk over leisurely instead of riding in a carriage; walk rather than ride |
| 对酒当歌 | duì jiǔ dāng gē | lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can |
| 悔不当初 | huǐ bù dāng chū | to regret one's past deeds (idiom) |
| 悲歌当哭 | bēi gē dàng kū | to sing instead of weep (idiom) |
| 想当然 | xiǎng dāng rán | to take sth for granted |
| 愧不敢当 | kuì bù gǎn dāng | lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise.; You flatter me too much. |
| 拿着鸡毛当令箭 | ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn | to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext |
| 敢做敢当 | gǎn zuò gǎn dāng | daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it; a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions; the buck stops here |
| 斯当东 | Sī dāng dōng | Stanton (name); Baron George Stanton, the second-in-command of the Macartney Mission of 1793 |
| 旗鼓相当 | qí gǔ xiāng dāng | lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched; roughly comparable (opponents) |
| 早知今日何必当初 | zǎo zhī jīn rì hè bì dāng chū | if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom); to regret vainly one's past behaviour |
有福同享，
有祸同当 | yǒu fú tóng xiǎng ,
yǒu huò tóng dāng | To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse |
有福同享，
有难同当 | yǒu fú tóng xiǎng ,
yǒu nàn tóng dāng | To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse |
| 核当量 | hé dāng liàng | nuclear yield |
| 梯恩梯当量 | tī ēn tī dāng liàng | TNT equivalent |
| 正当中 | zhèng dāng zhōng | right in the midpoint; a bull's eye; to hit the nail on the head |
| 正当性 | zhèng dàng xìng | (political) legitimacy |
| 正当时 | zhèng dāng shí | the right time for sth; the right season (for planting cabbage) |
| 正当理由 | zhèng dāng lǐ yóu | proper reason; reasonable grounds |
| 正当防卫 | zhèng dāng fáng wèi | reasonable self-defense; legitimate defense |
| 武当山 | Wǔ dāng shān | Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei |
| 死马当活马医 | sǐ mǎ dāng huó mǎ yī | lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation |
| 满满当当 | mǎn mǎn dāng dāng | brim full; completely packed |
| 满当当 | mǎn dāng dāng | brim full; completely packed |
| 泽当 | Zé dāng | Zêdang town in Nêdong county 乃东县, Tibet, capital of Lhokha prefecture |
| 泽当镇 | Zé dāng zhèn | Zêdang town in Nêdong county 乃东县, Tibet, capital of Lhokha prefecture 山南地区 |
| 乌当 | Wū dāng | Wudang district of Guiyang city 贵阳市, Guizhou |
| 乌当区 | Wū dāng qū | Wudang district of Guiyang city 贵阳市, Guizhou |
| 爽当 | shuǎng dāng | with alacrity; frank and spontaneous |
| 牢靠妥当 | láo kào tuǒ dàng | reliable; solid and dependable |
| 独当一面 | dú dāng yī miàn | to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section |
| 瓦当 | wǎ dāng | eaves-tile |
| 生物伦琴当量 | shēng wù lún qín dāng liàng | rem (Röntgen equivalent man, an old unit of radiation damage now replaced by the Sievert) |
| 当上 | dāng shang | to take up duty as; to assume a position; to assume; to take on (an office) |
| 当世之冠 | dāng shì zhī guàn | the foremost person of his age; unequalled; a leading light |
| 当世冠 | dāng shì guàn | the foremost person of his age; unequalled; a leading light |
| 当世无双 | dāng shì wú shuāng | unequalled in his time |
| 当之有愧 | dāng zhī yǒu kuì | to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor |
| 当之无愧 | dāng zhī wú kuì | fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) |
| 当事 | dāng shì | effective (in some matter); involved (in some matter) |
| 当事者 | dāng shì zhě | the person involved; the people holding power |
| 当仁不让 | dāng rén bù ràng | to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others |
| 当代史 | dāng dài shǐ | contemporary history |
| 当代新儒家 | dāng dài xīn rú jiā | Contemporary New Confucianism; see 新儒家 |
