當dong1事si6

English

1. to be in charge
2. to consider as a matter of importance
3. to be confronted (with a matter)
4. to be of importance
5. involved (in some matter)

Examples

• 当事情发生在自己身上时，就无法客观冷静地处理。

  It's hard to stay objective and calm when it happens to you.

  Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

• 律師警告過他的當事人反對作證, 但是他還是這麼做了。

  The lawyer warned his client against testifying, but he did it anyway.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY