Chinese Word: 担 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

担

(Trad.: 擔)

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic: 旦 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Pinyin: dān

English Definition: to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility
Chinese Definition:
①用肩膀挑：担水。
②承当，负责：担负。担任。担当。担待(a。原谅；b。担当责任)。担重任。担风险。
Example Words:
负担 [ fù dān ]: burden; to bear a burden
担保 [ dān bǎo ]: to guarantee; to vouch for
担任 [ dān rèn ]: to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as
承担 [ chéng dān ]: to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)
担心 [ dān xīn ]: anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
Pinyin: dàn

English Definition: picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
Chinese Definition:
①挑东西的用具，多用竹、木做成：扁担。
②一挑东西：担子。勇挑重担。
③中国市制重量单位，一担等于一百斤。
④量词，用于成担的东西：一担水。
Example Words:
担子 [ dàn zi ]: carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task; responsibility; Classifiers: 副
重担 [ zhòng dàn ]: heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility
公担 [ gōng dàn ]: quintal (100 kg)
市担 [ shì dàn ]: Chinese unit of weight equal to 100 jin (or 50 kg)
担担面 [ dàn dàn miàn ]: Sichuan noodles with a spicy and numbing sauce

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