Chinese Word: 担 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

担 (Trad.: 擔)HSK 3

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 旦 [ dàn ] dawn; morning; day

Similar Characters: 徂怛拒铝稆袢扔祀坦钽袒相押租祖胆但柦

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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:

担心	dān xīn	anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious	HSK 3
担任	dān rèn	to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as	HSK 5
承担	chéng dān	to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)	HSK 5
负担	fù dān	burden; to bear a burden	HSK 6
担保	dān bǎo	to guarantee; to vouch for	HSK 6

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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
勇挑重担	yǒng tiāo zhòng dàn	to bravely take on heavy responsibilities (idiom)
公担	gōng dàn	quintal (100 kg)
担担面	dàn dàn miàn	Sichuan noodles with a spicy and numbing sauce

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Example Sentences

1		wǎng cháng 往常 hěn duō 很多 “ zhuān 专 jiā 家 ” dōu 都 shì 是 shí fēn 十分 bù 不 dān 担 rèn rèn 任任 de 的， zhāng 张 qǐ 起 zuǐ luàn 嘴乱 shuō 说， nǐ 你 ràng 让 tā 他 shì shì fàn 试试饭 hòu 后 45 fēn zhōng 分钟 qù 去 pǎo bù 跑步 qù 去。 Always a lot of "experts" are not as great either, Zhang Qizui talk nonsense, you let him try to run 45 minutes after a meal to go.
2		wǒ 我 zhī dào 知道 wèn tí 问题 shì 是 cóng 从 wǒ 我 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 bù mén 部门 kāi shǐ 开始 de 的， dàn shì 但是 wǒ 我 rèn wéi 认为 wǒ 我 bù 不 yīng gāi 应该 wèi 为 bié rén 别人 de 的 cuò wù 错误 dān 担 xià 下 zé rèn 责任。 I know the problems started in my department, but I don't think I should shoulder the responsibility for other people's mistakes.
3		wǒ 我 pà 怕 dān 担 bù 不 qǐ 起 zhè yàng 这样 de 的 zé rèn 责任。 I'm afraid I can't shoulder such a responsibility.
4		yǒu rén 有人 bǎ 把 tā 它 dàng zuò 当作 yī 一 dào 道 kāi 开 wèi 胃 cài 菜， yě 也 yǒu 有 rén 人 bù 不 chī 吃 mǐ fàn 米饭， jiù 就 chī 吃 dān 担 dān miàn 担面 dāng 当 zhèng cān 正餐。 Some people have it as an appetizer, others have it during the meal instead of rice.
5		huò zhě 或者 dāng 当 qí tā 其他 tóu zī 投资 yín háng 银行 jiā 家 jí qí 及其 gǔ dōng 股东 bù 不 bǎ 把 fēng xiǎn 风险 dāng 当 huí 回 shì 事 de 的 shí hòu 时候 ne 呢？ yīn wèi 因为 tā men 他们 zhī dào 知道 zhuàn 赚 le 了 dōu 都 shì 是 zì jǐ 自己 de 的， kuī 亏 le 了 què 却 yǒu 有 guó 国 jiā 家 dān 担 zhe 着。 Or when the other investment bankers and their shareholders take on that extra bit of risk, knowing that they keep all the gains, but that the state will shoulder some of the losses?

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1		wǎng cháng 往常 hěn duō 很多 “ zhuān 专 jiā 家 ” dōu 都 shì 是 shí fēn 十分 bù 不 dān 担 rèn rèn 任任 de 的， zhāng 张 qǐ 起 zuǐ luàn 嘴乱 shuō 说， nǐ 你 ràng 让 tā 他 shì shì fàn 试试饭 hòu 后 45 fēn zhōng 分钟 qù 去 pǎo bù 跑步 qù 去。 Always a lot of "experts" are not as great either, Zhang Qizui talk nonsense, you let him try to run 45 minutes after a meal to go.
2		wǒ 我 zhī dào 知道 wèn tí 问题 shì 是 cóng 从 wǒ 我 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 bù mén 部门 kāi shǐ 开始 de 的， dàn shì 但是 wǒ 我 rèn wéi 认为 wǒ 我 bù 不 yīng gāi 应该 wèi 为 bié rén 别人 de 的 cuò wù 错误 dān 担 xià 下 zé rèn 责任。 I know the problems started in my department, but I don't think I should shoulder the responsibility for other people's mistakes.
3		wǒ 我 pà 怕 dān 担 bù 不 qǐ 起 zhè yàng 这样 de 的 zé rèn 责任。 I'm afraid I can't shoulder such a responsibility.
4		yǒu rén 有人 bǎ 把 tā 它 dàng zuò 当作 yī 一 dào 道 kāi 开 wèi 胃 cài 菜， yě 也 yǒu 有 rén 人 bù 不 chī 吃 mǐ fàn 米饭， jiù 就 chī 吃 dān 担 dān miàn 担面 dāng 当 zhèng cān 正餐。 Some people have it as an appetizer, others have it during the meal instead of rice.
5		huò zhě 或者 dāng 当 qí tā 其他 tóu zī 投资 yín háng 银行 jiā 家 jí qí 及其 gǔ dōng 股东 bù 不 bǎ 把 fēng xiǎn 风险 dāng 当 huí 回 shì 事 de 的 shí hòu 时候 ne 呢？ yīn wèi 因为 tā men 他们 zhī dào 知道 zhuàn 赚 le 了 dōu 都 shì 是 zì jǐ 自己 de 的， kuī 亏 le 了 què 却 yǒu 有 guó 国 jiā 家 dān 担 zhe 着。 Or when the other investment bankers and their shareholders take on that extra bit of risk, knowing that they keep all the gains, but that the state will shoulder some of the losses?

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