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担子 (dàn zi): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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担子 (dàn zi): Burden / Responsibility (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

担子 consists of 2 characters.

to carry on a shoulder pole; to bear, undertake

child, offspring, seed, small thing

How to Use 担子 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 担子 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complement + Objectwith卸下

xiè卸

xià下

dàn担

zi子

neutral

lay down the burden

Subject + Predicatewith不轻

dàn担

zi子

bù不

qīng轻

Adjective + Nounwith沉重

chén沉

zhòng重

de的

dàn担

zi子

Measure Word + Nounwith副

yī一

fù副

dàn担

zi子

Verb + Objectwith挑

tiāo挑

dàn担

zi子

neutral

carry a load

Example Sentences with 担子

tā他

tiāo挑

zhe着

dàn担

zi子

zǒu走

lù路

neutral

the burden is heavy

neutral

heavy burden

neutral

a pair of loads

。

He is walking while carrying a load on a shoulder pole.

zhè这

xiàng项

xīn新

rèn任

wu务

ràng让

tā他

jiān肩

shàng上

de的

dàn担

zi子

biàn变

de得

gèng更

zhòng重

le了

。

This new task has made the burden on his shoulders even heavier.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

ge个

dàn担

zi子

duì对

nǐ你

lái来

shuō说

tài太

zhòng重

le了

ma吗

？

Don't you think this burden is too heavy for you?

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mā妈

mā妈

měi每

tiān天

yào要

tiāo挑

zhe着

dàn担

zi子

qù去

shì市

chǎng场

mài卖

cài菜

。

Mom carries a load on a shoulder pole to the market to sell vegetables every day.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

xiǎng想

guò过

yào要

xiè卸

xià下

zhè这

fèn

suī虽

rán然

dàn担

zi子

hěn很

zhòng重

，

dàn但

tā他

zuò作

wéi为

jiā家

lǐ里

de的

zhǎng长

zǐ子

，

tā他

zǎo

bié别

dān担

xīn心

，

zhè这

ge个

dàn担

zi子

wǒ我

men

份

jiā家

tíng庭

zé责

rèn任

de的

dàn担

zi子

。

He never thought about putting down the burden of this family responsibility.

yī

依

rán然

lè乐

guān观

dì地

miàn面

duì对

suǒ所

yǒu有

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

。

Although the burden is heavy, he still faces all challenges optimistically.

早

zǎo早

dì地

jiù就

tiāo挑

qǐ起

le了

shēng生

huó活

de的

dàn担

zi子

。

As the eldest son in the family, he took on the burden of life at an early age.

们

jǐ几

gè个

rén人

yì一

qǐ起

fēn分

dān担

jiù就

hǎo好

。

Don't worry, we can share this burden among a few of us.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 担子.

Words with 担

担心dān xīnHSK 3
承担chéng dānHSK 5
分担fēn dān
担任dān rèn
担保dān bǎo
担当dān dāng
担忧dān yōu
担负dān fù

Words with 子

儿子ér ziHSK 1
杯子bēi ziHSK 1
桌子zhuō ziHSK 1
椅子yǐ ziHSK 1
妻子qī ziHSK 2
孩子hái ziHSK 2
个子gè ziHSK 3
句子

jù zi

HSK 3