每当

• 拼音: měi dāng
• 汉字拆解: 每 = 母 (mother) + 一 (one) — each, every; 当 = 彐 (snout) + 田 (field) — to face, to be at a certain time

含义

Whenever; every time that; each time. A temporal conjunction introducing a recurring condition.

Used to introduce a recurring time clause, indicating that whenever a particular situation occurs, a certain consequence or feeling follows. Common in both spoken and written Chinese, frequently appearing in literary, reflective, or descriptive contexts.

例句

1. 每当春天来临，田野里的油菜花竞相盛开，金黄一片，令人心旷神怡。
2. 每当遇到困难，她总会想起父亲的那句话：坚持下去，黎明前的黑暗是最难熬的。
3. 每当听到这首歌，他都会不由自主地想起大学时代那段无忧无虑的青春岁月。

用法指南

语境: literary, reflective, everyday, descriptive

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 每当夜深人静，她会独自坐在书桌前，回顾白天的得失，为明天做好准备。(Whenever the night grows still and deep, she sits alone at her desk, reviewing the gains and losses of the day and preparing herself for tomorrow.)
• 每当节假日来临，这条商业街便会人头攒动，热闹非凡，各大商家也纷纷推出促销活动。(Whenever a holiday approaches, this commercial street becomes packed with people and buzzing with activity, as shops roll out one promotion after another.)

错误说法

• 将'每当'用于表达单次事件 — 单次时间应用'当……时'或'在……时' (Don't use 每当 for a single, one-off event — use 当……时 or 在……时 for non-recurring occasions)

起源与历史

每 (every, each) + 当 (when, at the time of). Together forming a conjunction meaning 'each time that' or 'whenever'.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal