担子 (擔子)
dàn zi
Pinyin

Definition

担子 (擔子)
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dàn zi
  1. carrying pole and the loads on it
  2. burden
  3. task
  4. responsibility
  5. CL:副[fù]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
女子
nǚ zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
妻子
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
子
zǐ
  1. 1 son
  2. 2 child
  3. 3 seed
  4. 4 egg
  5. 5 small thing
  6. 6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
孩子
hái zi
  1. 1 child

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person

Sample Sentences

是啊，不容易啊。你又是独生子，担子全得你一个人扛。哎，有没有想过送养老院呢？
shì a ，bù róngyì a 。nǐ yòu shì dúshēngzǐ ，dànzi quán děi nǐ yī ge rén káng 。āi ，yǒuméiyǒu xiǎng guo sòng yǎnglǎoyuàn ne ？
Yeah, it's not easy. And you're an only child, so all the burden is on you. Uh, have you ever thought about putting him in an old folks' home?
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