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承担 chéngdān

承担 chéngdān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 承担 chéngdān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chéngdān | cheng2 dan1
English translation
to undertake
to assume (responsibility etc)

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Traditional form

承擔

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 承担 chéngdān

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Chéng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of two hands carrying a person.

Positional decomposition

⿻⿻了三

Number of Strokes

8
dān

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and dàn represents the sound. Simplified form of dān .

Phonetic compound

dàn

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌旦

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 承担 chéngdān

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如果 rúguǒ yíng le 官司 guān si ,通常 tōngcháng 诉讼 sùsòng 费用 fèi yòng yóu 对方 duìfāng 承担 chéngdān .

If you win your case you will normally be awarded costs.

hěn lěi ,因为 yīnwèi 承担 chéngdān le 很多 de 事情 shìqing .

I am very tired because I have taken on so many commitments.

wéi 承担 chéngdān 这份高级 gāojí 工作 gōngzuò 乔治 Qiáo zhì zài 接受 jiēshòu 专门 zhuānmén de 培训 péixùn

George was already being groomed for the top job.

铁路 tiě lù jiāng 承担 chéngdān 比例 bǐlì 高得 duō de 货运量

The railways will carry a far higher proportion of freight traffic.

迟早 chízǎo 自己 zìjǐ 承担 chéngdān 后果 hòuguǒ

Sooner or later, I'm going to have to face the music.

承担 chéngdān Decomposition

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承担 chéngdān Compounds

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