当世 dāngshì present age Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents dāngshì present age 当 當 dāng prepositionadverb at a time At a given time or place; just as; while; when (often used in the pattern 当...的时候 dāng... deshíhou)世 shì noun era (bound form) an era; an age; a dynasty; (geology) an epochdāngshì to be in office 当 當 dāng verb to serve as To work as; to serve as; to fill a role; to be世 shì noun world (bound form) the world; the earth; human society