Word: 担 (dān, dàn)

Traditional: 擔

担 dictionary entry

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

Full dictionary entry for 担

Example sentences using 担

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她一个人担起了这个家。

Tā yí gè rén dān qǐle zhège jiā.

She shouldered the whole family by herself.
她愿意担这个任务。

Tā yuànyì dān zhège rènwu.

She is willing to undertake this task.
小庙里的神仙，担不得大香火

xiǎo miào lǐ de shénxiān, dān bùdé dà xiānghuǒ

a god in a small temple: cannot bear a big offering of incense
尖扁担担柴，两头脱

jiān biǎndan dān chái, liǎngtóu tuō

carrying firewood on a pointed-ended pole: both ends come off
砍柴人下山，两头儿担薪

kǎn chái rén xiàshān, liǎngtóur dān xīn

a woodcutter coming down the mountain: carries firewood (worry) at both ends
裤裆里插扁担,自担自

kùdāng li chā biǎndan,zì dān zì

sticking a carrying pole in your crotch: carrying yourself
酒糟鼻子不喝酒，枉担其名

jiǔzāobí zi bù hējiǔ, wǎng dān qí míng

a man with a red, rum-blossom nose who doesn't drink: bearing the name for nothing
长路没轻担

chánglù méi qīng dàn

on a long road there's no light load