担 (dān / dàn) means Carry (take on), Burden (load). Below are 24 of the 30 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
别 担 心，问题不大。
Bié dānxīn, wèntí bú dà.
Don't worry, it's not a big problem.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 担心
这个责任由我承 担 。
Zhège zérèn yóu wǒ chéngdān.
I will take on this responsibility.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 承担
她 担 任了三年经理。
Tā dānrèn le sān nián jīnglǐ.
She held the post of manager for three years.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 担任
他要承 担 刑事责任。
Tā yào chéngdān xíngshì zérèn.
He must bear criminal liability.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 刑事
妈妈很 担 心我的身体。
Māma hěn dānxīn wǒ de shēntǐ.
Mum worries a lot about my health.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 担心
他承 担 了大部分工作。
Tā chéngdān le dà bùfen gōngzuò.
He took on most of the work.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 承担
他 担 任这个班的老师。
Tā dānrèn zhège bān de lǎoshī.
He serves as this class's teacher.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 担任
他的 担 心很快消失了。
Tā de dānxīn hěn kuài xiāoshī le.
His worry soon vanished.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 消失
他 担 心对方会来报复。
Tā dānxīn duìfāng huì lái bàofu.
He was afraid the other side would come and take revenge.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 报复
我可以 担 保他的为人。
Wǒ kěyǐ dānbǎo tā de wéirén.
I can vouch for his character.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 担保
违反规章要承 担 责任。
Wéifǎn guīzhāng yào chéngdān zérèn.
Breaking the regulations carries responsibility.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 规章
这笔贷款需要有人 担 保。
Zhè bǐ dàikuǎn xūyào yǒu rén dānbǎo.
This loan requires a guarantor.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 担保
诉讼费用由败诉方承 担 。
Sùsòng fèiyòng yóu bàisù fāng chéngdān.
The costs of the suit are borne by the losing party.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 诉讼
他 担 任过很多重要职务。
Tā dānrèn guo hěn duō zhòngyào zhíwù.
He has held many important posts.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 职务
退休后他仍 担 任技术顾问。
Tuìxiū hòu tā réng dānrèn jìshù gùwèn.
After retiring he still serves as a technical consultant.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 顾问
殴打他人要承 担 法律责任。
Ōudǎ tārén yào chéngdān fǎlǜ zérèn.
Assaulting another person carries legal liability.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 殴打
很多人 担 心市场出现泡沫。
Hěn duō rén dānxīn shìchǎng chūxiàn pàomò.
Many people worry that a bubble is forming in the market.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 泡沫
他 担 任了三年的支部书记。
Tā dānrèn le sān nián de zhībù shūji.
He served three years as branch secretary.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 书记
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From the graded readers
最后她说：“不用 担 心我，我很好。”
zuìhòu tā shuō:" búyòng dānxīn wǒ, wǒ hěnhǎo."
At the end she wrote, "Don't worry about me, I'm fine."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
最难的是第一年，我几乎每个月都在 担 心钱的问题。
zuì nán de / dì shì dìyī nián, wǒ jīhū měi gè yuè dōu zài dānxīn qián de / dì wèntí.
The first year was the hardest — I worried about money almost every month.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
担 appears in 30 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 担
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Questions about 担
How is 担 used in a sentence?
This page shows 30 sentences using 担 (dān / dàn, "Carry (take on), Burden (load)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 担 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 担 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 担?
The dictionary page for 担 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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