担 - dān - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 6 - Hard
8 strokes
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担 (擔)

dān

Definition

to undertake
to take on
to carry
to load
to shoulder
to burden
to take responsibility

Other pronunciations

dàn

picul (100 catties, 50 kg)
two buckets full
carrying pole and its load
classifier (for loads carried on a shoulder pole)
measure word

Character Decomposition

Related words (25)

担任

dān rèn

to assume office (of); to hold (the position of); to hold a post; to hold a governmental office; to hold office; to shoulder responsibility; to take office (of); to take the chair (of); to take responsibility; to take charge (of); to work (as); to serve (as)

担保

dān bǎo

to guarantee; to vouch for

担当

dān dāng

to take upon oneself; to assume

担待

dān dài

to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility

担心

dān xīn

worried; to worry; to be anxious; to be worried

担忧

dān yōu

to worry; to be concerned

worry; anxiety

to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)

担架

dān jià

stretcher; litter; bier

to shoulder a burden

to shoulder; to bear; to undertake

担仔面

dān zǎi miàn

ta-a noodles or danzai noodles, popular snack originating from Tainan

担架兵

dān jià bīng

stretcher bearer (military)

stretcher

stretcher (for the injured)

担惊受怕

dān jīng shòu pà

to feel apprehensive; to be alarmed

分担

fēn dān

to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)

承担

chéng dān

to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc); to bear

负担

fù dān

burden; to bear a burden

零担

líng dān

less-than-truck-load freight (LTL) (transportation)

bearer

burdened

cannot afford; cannot bear the burden

债务担保证券

zhài wù dān bǎo zhèng quàn

collateralized debt obligation (CDO), type of bond

资产担保证券

zī chǎn dān bǎo zhèng quàn

asset-backed security; ABS

Idioms (2)

牵羊担酒

qiān yáng dān jiǔ

pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations; to kill the fatted calf

替古人担忧

tì gǔ rén dān yōu

to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues

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