• 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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