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充当

chōng dāng
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

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

Word relationships

Related words

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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。
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。

Synonyms

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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。
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。

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
chōng

sufficient; full

当
dāng

(onom.) dong

当
dàng

at or in the very same...