Chinese word

每当

Pronunciation

Pinyinměi dāng

Meaning

  • conjunctionwhenever

Example

每当开会，他总是迟到。měi dāng kāi huì tā zǒng shì chí dào

Whenever there is a meeting, he is always late.

Illustration for 每当 (whenever)

More examples

每当看到这本书，我就想起大学时代。měi dāng kàn dào zhè běn shū wǒ jiù xiáng qǐ dà xué shí dài

Whenever I see this book, I remember my college days.

Core concept

Connects every occurrence of a situation with the response that regularly comes next.

Common phrases

  • 每当...就měi dāng jiù

    whenever ___ then

  • 每当...的时候měi dāng de shí hòu

    whenever ___

  • 每当节日来临měi dāng jié rì lái lín

    whenever a holiday arrives

Similar words

每次měi cì: Refers to each individual occasion when an event or action takes place.
当...的时候dāng de shí hòu: Refers to the time when a particular situation or event takes place.

Definition in Chinese

表示在某一特定时间点或每一次事件发生的时候，通常引出后面发生的情况或习惯性行为。biǎo shì zài mǒu yí tè dìng shí jiān diǎn huò měi yí cì shì jiàn fā shēng de shí hòu tōng cháng yǐn chū hòu miàn fā shēng de qíng kuàng huò xí guàn xìng xíng wèi

Word origin

The conjunction 每当 (měidāng, "whenever") is built from 每 (měi, "each") + 当 (dāng, "at the time when"), so its form points to repeated time clauses.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a marker for one specific time, it sets up a recurring frame, so the following clause normally describes a habit or repeated result rather than a single event.

Other meanings

  • on every occasionadverb

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