擔 (daam1 daam3 | dan1 dan4) : carry; shoulder; load; burden

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擔

daam1 daam3

dan1 dan4

[粵] daam1 | [國] dan1
[1] [v] carry (sth) with a shoulder pole
[2] [v] shoulder; take upon; undertake

[粵] daam3 | [國] dan4
[1] [n] carrying pole with loads on both ends
[2] [n] dan - a unit of weight, equivalent to 50 kilograms
[3] [n, classifier] load; burden

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

擔 / 担

This word has been viewed 12305 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd May 2013 14:42

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擔心 daam1 sam1 dan1 xin1 = worry

分擔 fan1 daam1 fen1 dan1 = share in (responsibility, etc)

擔正 daam1 zeng3 dan1 zheng4 = take on the leading role 粵

擔屎唔偷食 daam1 si2 m4 tau1 sik6 = very honest 粵

承擔 sing4 daam1 cheng2 dan1 = to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc.)

擔負 daam1 fu6 dan1 fu4 = to shoulder; to bear; to take on; to be charged

擔憂 daam1 jau1 dan1 you1 = to worry

擔子 daam3 zi2 dan1 zi5 = load; a carrying pole and the loads on it

擔保 daam1 bou2 dan1 bao3 = guarantee; vouch for; assure; ensure

擔任 daam1 jam6 dan1 ren4 = to assume office; to hold the post of
See all 39 compounds (CantoDict reports 41 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 擔

個個學生都擔心自己嘅成績。粵
Every student is worried about his grades.
[Reduplicated classifiers (like 個個 here) can be used as a subject, but not as an object. We cannot say, for instance, 通知個個 for "to tell everyone". ]

呢件事關重大，佢擔唔擔戴得起啊?
Is he able to bear the responsibility of such an important matter?

旅遊業者不須擔心少了某種噱頭十足的用語而流失生意國
The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.

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