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担子

dàn zi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 擔子 Measure word 副

担子 (dàn zi) means "carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 担子 means

1. carrying pole and the loads on it
2. burden
3. task
4. responsibility

The characters in 担子

• 担dānto undertake; to carry; to shoulder
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Sounds the same

Read dàn zi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 弹子slingshot pellet; playing marbles; billiards

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