承担
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
承担 (chéngdān) · to take on
承担 (chéngdān) means “to take on; to bear (responsibility, costs)”. It is written with 2 characters: 承 (to undertake) + 担 (to bear). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 承担 is built
The characters
承 chéng · to undertake
What 承 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 三sān — three
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Three hands 手 lifting a dead body 了 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
担 dān · to bear
What 担 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 旦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这件事由我来承担责任。Zhè jiàn shì yóu wǒ lái chéngdān zérèn.I will take responsibility for this matter.
你能承担这么多工作吗？Nǐ néng chéngdān zhème duō gōngzuò ma?Can you take on this much work?
Questions about 承担
What does 承担 mean?
承担 (chéngdān) means “to take on; to bear (responsibility, costs)”.
How do you pronounce 承担?
承担 is pronounced chéngdān.
Which HSK level is 承担?
承担 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 承认chéngrènto admit
- 承受chéngshòuto bear
- 承办chéngbànto host
- 承包chéngbāoto contract
- 承诺chéngnuòpromise
- 继承jìchéngto inherit
- 担保dānbǎoto guarantee
- 担任dānrènto serve as
- 担心dānxīnto worry
- 负担fùdānburden
Learn 承担 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 90: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.