担当 meaning in English

dāndāng

to take upon oneself; to assume

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 擔當14 strokes

Meaning of 担当

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dāndāng
  1. to take upon oneself
  2. to assume

担当 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā要yào负fù责zé任rèn,但dàn这zhè责zé任rèn他tā可kě担dān当dāng不bù了liǎo。
He had to be responsible, but this was a responsibility that he couldn’t bear.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

担 dān · to undertake · 8 strokes

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当 dāng · to be · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 担当.

当时dāngshíthen; at that time
当然dāngránonly natural; as it should be
相当xiāngdāngequivalent to; appropriate
当中dāngzhōngamong; in the middle
当地dāngdìlocal
当初dāngchūat that time; originally
应当yīngdāngshould; ought to
担心dānxīnanxious; worried
承担chéngdānto undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)
负担fùdānto bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden
担任dānrènto hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of
担保dānbǎoto guarantee; to vouch for

Questions about 担当

What does 担当 mean?

担当 (dāndāng) means "to take upon oneself; to assume" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 担当?

担当 is made of 2 characters: 担 (8 strokes), 当 (6 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 担当 an HSK word?

Yes. 担当 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 担当 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 担当 is written 擔當.