担[dān]

动

1. carry on a shoulder pole

♦ ~水 carry water (with a shoulder pole and buckets)

2. take on; undertake

♦ 咱们把任务~起来。 Let's take on the job.

♦ 不怕~风险 be ready to face any danger; not be afraid of running risks

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担[dàn]
量

1. a unit of weight (＝50 kilograms)

2. shoulder-pole load

♦ 一~水 two buckets of water (carried on a shoulder pole)

名a carrying (or shoulder) pole and the loads on it; load; burden

♦ 货郎担

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