Chinese Word: 擔 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

擔 (Simplified: 担)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 3

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 手

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

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 憺

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:

擔心HSK 3	dān xīn	anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
擔任HSK 5	dān rèn	to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as
擔保HSK 6	dān bǎo	to guarantee; to vouch for

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:

	擔子	dàn zi	carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task; responsibility; Classifiers: 副
	擔擔麵	dàn dàn miàn	Sichuan noodles with a spicy and numbing sauce

1		mā ma 妈妈 gǎn dào 感到 yǒu xiē 有些 dān xīn 担心。 Mom feels a little worried.
2		tā 他 zài 在 gōng sī 公司 dān rèn 担任 jīng lǐ 经理。 He is in charge of the company as a manager.
3		bié dān xīn 别担心， yī dìng huì 一定会 méi shì r 没事儿 de 的。 Don't worry, everything will be fine.
4		tā 她 fēi cháng 非常 dān xīn 担心 tā 她 de 的 kǎo shì 考试 jié guǒ 结果。 She is very anxious about her exam results.
5		wǒ 我 zì jǐ 自己 qù 去 jiē jī 接机， bú yòng 不用 dān xīn 担心。 I will personally pick you up at the airport, don't worry.

1		mā ma 妈妈 gǎn dào 感到 yǒu xiē 有些 dān xīn 担心。 Mom feels a little worried.
2		tā 他 zài 在 gōng sī 公司 dān rèn 担任 jīng lǐ 经理。 He is in charge of the company as a manager.
3		bié dān xīn 别担心， yī dìng huì 一定会 méi shì r 没事儿 de 的。 Don't worry, everything will be fine.
4		tā 她 fēi cháng 非常 dān xīn 担心 tā 她 de 的 kǎo shì 考试 jié guǒ 结果。 She is very anxious about her exam results.
5		wǒ 我 zì jǐ 自己 qù 去 jiē jī 接机， bú yòng 不用 dān xīn 担心。 I will personally pick you up at the airport, don't worry.