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Usages of dāng
她 的 理想 是 当 作家， 所以 很 喜欢 读 小说。Tā de lǐxiǎng shì dāng zuòjiā, suǒyǐ hěn xǐhuan dú xiǎoshuō.
Her ideal is to be a writer, so she really likes reading novels.
有的 同学 以后 想 当 老师， 有的 同学 想 当 作家。Yǒude tóngxué yǐhòu xiǎng dāng lǎoshī, yǒude tóngxué xiǎng dāng zuòjiā.
Some classmates want to be teachers in the future; some classmates want to be writers.
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