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title: "Dangwan Meaning: 当晚 (dàngwǎn) Means “that evening”"
description: "当晚 (traditional 當晚, dàngwǎn) means “that evening; the same night”. Hear its tones, see what 当 and 晚 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangwan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 当晚 mean?

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当晚 dàngwǎn

## that evening; the same night

## Its characters

1. 当 dàng appropriate
2. 晚 wǎn evening

## In a sentence

我们当晚就到了上海。 We arrived in Shanghai that same evening.

**当晚**，师徒二人借宿在一户人家。

From [救出悟空 · Freed from the Mountain](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/freed-from-the-mountain-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-10#library-word-1031-1033)

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## More words with 当 or 晚

- [傍晚 bàngwǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangwan)
- [不当 bùdàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budang)
- [担当 dāndāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dandang)
- [当场 dāngchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangchang)
- [当成 dàngchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangcheng)
- [当初 dāngchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangchu)
- [当代 dāngdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangdai)
- [当地 dāngdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangdi)
- [当即 dāngjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangji)
- [当今 dāngjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangjin)

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