dān dàn

to take responsibility; to undertake; to shoulder

HSK 3 #720

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 720th character
Radical ⼿ (64.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 963
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

担 dān
  1. 1. to take responsibility
  2. 2. to undertake
  3. 3. to shoulder
  4. 4. to carry
担 dàn
  1. 1. carrying pole and its load
  2. 2. classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
  3. 3. two buckets full
  4. 4. picul (100 catties, 50 kg)

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Words containing 担

Word Meaning
to worry; worried; to be anxious
to assume (responsibility etc); to undertake
to serve as; to take charge of; to assume office of
burden; to bear a burden
to guarantee; to vouch for
to worry; to be concerned
stretcher; litter; bier
to take upon oneself; to assume
to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)
great responsibility; heavy burden; difficult task
to be alarmed; to feel apprehensive
burden; responsibility; task
to bear; to shoulder; to undertake
to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility
carrying pole; shoulder pole
to play the leading role
collateralized debt obligation (CDO), type of bond
quintal (100 kg)
Chinese unit of weight equal to 100 jin (or 50 kg)
Altair and its two adjacent stars
Taiwanese danzai noodle soup
worry; anxiety
to assume (responsibility etc); to undertake
Sichuan noodles with a spicy and numbing sauce
variant of dān ge
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