Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
承担
chéngdān
Description
"承担"的意思是接受并负起责任、任务或费用。
"承担" means to accept and take on responsibility, tasks, or expenses.
我们常说"承担责任"，表示一个人愿意为某件事负责。
We often say "承担责任", meaning a person is willing to be responsible for something.
Meanings
承担chéngdān
to bear or take on (responsibility)
这件事的责任由我来承担。
I will take responsibility for this matter.
承担chéngdān
to undertake (a task or cost)
公司承担了所有的费用。
The company covered all the expenses.
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Notes
- Etymology
承 (to receive/bear) + 担 (to carry on a shoulder pole), together meaning "to shoulder".
- Nuance
often paired with 责任, 义务, 风险, or 费用; more formal than 负责.
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