dān dàn

carry, bear, undertake

DEFINITIONS

擔 dān
  • to undertake
  • to carry
  • to shoulder
  • to take responsibility
擔 dàn
  • picul (100 catties, 50 kg)
  • two buckets full
  • carrying pole and its load
  • classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole

WORDS

誤 dān wu variant of 耽誤|耽误[dan1 wu5]
負 dān fù to shoulder; to bear; to undertake
驚受怕 dān jīng shòu pà to feel apprehensive; to be alarmed
替古人憂 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
牽羊酒 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
fù dān burden; to bear a burden
不起 fù dān bu qǐ cannot afford; cannot bear the burden
者 fù dān zhě bearer
資產保證券 zī chǎn dān bǎo zhèng quàn asset-backed security; ABS
zhòng dàn heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility
líng dān less-than-truck-load freight (LTL) (transportation)