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不当

bù dàng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 不當

不当 (bù dàng) means "unsuitable; improper; inappropriate". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 不当 means

1. unsuitable; improper; inappropriate

The characters in 不当

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)

Words starting with 不当

• 不当事bù dāng shìuseless; regard as useless
• 不当得利bù dàng dé lìunjust enrichment
• 不当紧bù dāng jǐnnot important; of no consequence

Words containing 不当

• 说话不当话shuō huà bù dàng huàto fail to keep to one's word; to break a promise
• 罚不当罪fá bù dāng zuìdisproportionate punishment; the punishment is harsher than the crime

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