Chinese Conversation · Level 80
91 words
Chinese word
承担
Pronunciation
Pinyinchéng dān
Meaning
- verbtake on
Example
我来承担这次的责任。wǒ lái chéng dān zhè cì de zé rèn
I will take on this responsibility.
More examples
学生应承担自己的学习任务。xué shēng yìng chéng dān zì jǐ de xué xí rèn wù
Students should take on their own study tasks.
Core concept
Accepting a duty, risk, or cost as a weight and carrying its real burden through to the outcome.
Common phrases
承担义务chéng dān yì wù
take on obligations
承担后果chéng dān hòu guǒ
bear the consequences
承担责任chéng dān zé rèn
take on responsibility
Similar words
负责fù zé: Be responsible for a task or area of work and manage it to completion.
承受chéng shòu: Endure hardship, pressure, pain, or a harmful impact and withstand its effects.
负担fù dān: Bear a cost or heavy load as a burden that must be carried.
Definition in Chinese
主动或被动地接受并担起某项任务、责任、风险或费用，侧重于引受并实际负担该项事物。zhǔ dòng huò bèi dòng dì jiē shòu bìng dān qǐ mǒu xiàng rèn wù zé rèn fēng xiǎn huò fèi yòng cè zhòng yú yǐn shòu bìng shí jì fù dān gāi xiàng shì wù
Word origin
承担 (chéngdān, "take on") combines 承 (chéng, "receive") with 担 (dān, "carry on the shoulders"), linking acceptance with the burden that must actually be borne.
Usage tips
- The subject need not choose the burden: this verb also describes a person or organization being required to bear a cost, risk, or responsibility.