担
Traditional 擔
Meaning
CC-CEDICTdān 擔
- to undertake
- to carry
- to shoulder
- to take responsibility
dàn 擔
- picul (100 catties, 50 kg)
- two buckets full
- carrying pole and its load
- classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
In a sentence
2 examples他担起了照顾年迈父母的责任。
He took on the responsibility of caring for his elderly parents.
农民用扁担挑着一担水回家。
The farmer carried a load of water home on a shoulder pole.
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