充当

chōng dāng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to serve as
2. to act as
3. to play the role of

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 担任 dān rèn 担任 dān rèn to assume office of ‘担任’通常指正式地担当职务或责任，而‘充当’有时带有临时或勉强意味。: to assume office of
• 替代 tì dài 替代 tì dài to substitute for ‘替代’强调代替某人或物，‘充当’则强调实际起到某种作用。: to substitute for

Synonyms

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• 作为 zuò wéi 作为 zuò wéi one's conduct 两者都表示起到某种作用，但‘作为’更常用于身份或资格，‘充当’更强调临时或替代性角色。: one's conduct
• 扮演 bàn yǎn 扮演 bàn yǎn to play the role of ‘扮演’特指在戏剧或表演中担任角色，‘充当’适用范围更广，可指在生活中担当某种角色。: to play the role of

Usage notes

Common mistakes

‘充当’有时带有贬义或临时意味，不要用它来描述正式的、长期的职位，比如不说‘他充当经理’应说‘他担任经理’。

Example Sentences

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在这次活动中，他 充当 了翻译的角色。

In this event, he served as a translator.

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Child Words of 充当

• 充 充 chōng: sufficient; full
• 当 当 dāng: (onom.) dong
• 当 当 dàng: at or in the very same...