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承担

chéng dān

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 承擔

承担 (chéng dān) means "to undertake (responsibility)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 承担 means

1. to undertake
2. to assume (responsibility etc)

The characters in 承担

• 承chéngto bear; to carry; to hold
• 担dānto undertake; to carry; to shoulder

Example sentences

• 汤姆准备承担后果
  Tāngmǔ zhǔnbèi chéngdān hòuguǒ
  Tom is prepared to accept the consequences.
• 汤姆准备承担后果。
  Tom is prepared to accept the consequences.
• 我准备好了承担后果。
  Wǒ zhǔnbèihǎole chéngdān hòuguǒ.
  I'm prepared to accept the consequences.
• 我来承担失败的责任。
  I take accountability for my mistake.
• 我不想承担这样一个风险。
  Wǒ bù xiǎng chéngdān zhèyàng yī ge fēngxiǎn.
  I don't want to take such a risk.
• 父母承担教育子女的责任。
  Fùmǔ chéngdān jiàoyù zǐnǚ de zérèn.
  Parents are responsible for their children's education.

Where 承担 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Responsibility, Response & Control (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read chéng dān correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.