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dān · dan/dàn · dan

Traditional 擔

Meaning

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dān 擔

  1. to undertake
  2. to carry
  3. to shoulder
  4. to take responsibility

dàn 擔

  1. picul (100 catties, 50 kg)
  2. two buckets full
  3. carrying pole and its load
  4. classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)担(dān)起(qǐ)了(le)照(zhào)顾(gù)年(nián)迈(mài)父(fù)母(mǔ)的(de)责(zé)任(rèn)。

He took on the responsibility of caring for his elderly parents.

02

农(nóng)民(mín)用(yòng)扁(biǎn)担(dan)挑(tiāo)着(zhe)一(yí)担(dàn)水(shuǐ)回(huí)家(jiā)。

The farmer carried a load of water home on a shoulder pole.

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