担 dān
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 旦 dawn
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
担
dān
to shoulder; to undertake; to bear
Character
Example phrases
- 在危机谈判中，负责人必须担起最终责任，而不是把压力推给基层执行者。 Zài wēijī tánpàn zhōng, fùzérén bìxū dān qǐ zuìzhōng zérèn, ér bú shì bǎ yālì tuī gěi jīcéng zhíxíngzhě. In crisis negotiations, the person in charge must shoulder final responsibility rather than pushing pressure onto front-line staff.
- 这件事我来担，出了问题由我负责。 Zhè jiàn shì wǒ lái dān, chū le wèntí yóu wǒ fùzé. I'll take this on; if anything goes wrong, I'm responsible.
- 他不怕担风险，总是第一个站出来。 Tā bú pà dān fēngxiǎn, zǒngshì dì yī ge zhàn chūlái. He isn't afraid to take on risk and is always the first to step forward.
Related words
- 承担 chéngdān to take on
- 担保 dānbǎo to guarantee
- 担任 dānrèn to serve as; to hold a position
- 担心 dānxīn to worry
- 负担 fùdān burden; to bear
- 担忧 dānyōu to worry, to be anxious
- 担当 dāndāng to take responsibility; responsibility; sense of duty
- 担负 dānfù to bear; to shoulder; to undertake
- 担 dàn load; carrying-pole load; measure word for loads
- 担子 dànzi burden; load; responsibility
- 分担 fēndān to share; to shoulder jointly
- 抽签 chōuqiān to draw lots