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上当

shàng dàng

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 上當

上当 (shàng dàng) means "to be deceived; taken in". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 上当 means

1. taken in (by sb's deceit)
2. to be fooled
3. to be duped

The characters in 上当

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)

Example sentences

• 他上当了。
  Tā shàngdàng le.
  He was fooled.
• 他让你上当。
  Tā ràng nǐ shàngdàng.
  You were duped by him.
• 我不会上当的。
  Wǒ bùhuì shàngdàng de.
  I won't be fooled.

Words starting with 上当

• 上当受骗shàng dàng shòu piàn(idiom) to be duped; to get scammed

Words containing 上当

• 吃亏上当chī kuī shàng dàngto be taken advantage of

Where 上当 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Commerce, Products & Business (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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