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担
擔
dān
1. to undertake
2. to carry
3. to shoulder
4. to take responsibility
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

担
dān
to bear, to carry; burden, responsibility
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

公担
gōngdàn
quintal (100 kg)
分担
fēndān
to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)
市担
shìdàn
Chinese unit of weight equal to 100 jin (or 50 kg)
扁担
biǎndan
carrying pole
承担
chéngdān
to undertake
HSK 5
担任
dānrèn
to hold a governmental office or post
HSK 5
担保
dānbǎo
to guarantee
HSK 6
担子
dànzi
carrying pole and the loads on it
担待
dāndài
to pardon
担心
dānxīn
anxious
HSK 3
担忧
dānyōu
to worry
担懮
dānyōu
worry
担承
dānchéng
to undertake
担搁
dānge
variant of [[耽擱|耽搁<dānge>]]
担架
dānjià
stretcher
担当
dāndāng
to take upon oneself
担荷
dānhè
to shoulder a burden
担误
dānwu
variant of [[耽誤|耽误<dānwu>]]
担负
dānfù
to shoulder
负担
fùdān
burden
HSK 6

Alternate Entries

担
dàn
picul (100 catties, 50 kg) / two buckets full / carrying pole and its load / classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
719
Word Frequency Rank
539 of 84,292