擔 (daam1) — shoulder; take upon; undertake in Cantonese
daamˉ¹擔简 担
Mandarin Pinyin: dan1
Meaning of 擔
nounshoulder; take upon; undertake
nouncarry (sth) with a shoulder pole
Example Sentences with 擔
呢件事關重大，佢擔唔擔戴得起啊?
Is he able to bear the responsibility of such an important matter?
旅遊業者不須擔心少了某種噱頭十足的用語而流失生意
The travel industry should not be unduly worried about businesses badly affected due to the cessation in the use of gimmicky linguistics of their promotions.
go˗₃個go˗₃個hokˍ₆學saangˉ¹生douˉ¹都daamˉ¹擔samˉ¹心ziˍ₆自geiˊ²己ge˗₃嘅singˎ₄成zikˉ¹績。
Every student is worried about his grades.
mˎ₄唔saiˊ²使daamˉ¹擔samˉ¹心siuˊ²小cin2.錢。
Don't worry about the small amount.
heiˉ¹希mongˍ₆望neiˏ₅你daamˉ¹擔daai˗₃戴diˉ¹啲
Hope you can support a bit more.
Words Containing 擔
擔保書daam1 bou2 syu1
guaranty, guarantee; recognizance document (for immigration)
擔當daam1 dong1
to take on; to bear; to shoulder
負擔fu6 daam1
to bear a burden
擔屎都唔偷食daam1 si2 dou1 m4 tau1 sik6
to be completely trustworthy (lit., "to carry crap and not eat it")
擔負daam1 fu6
to shoulder; to bear; to take on; to be charged
擔正daam1 zeng3
take on the leading role; assume lead role | var., 擔正大旗
士擔si6 daam1
stamp
擔綱daam1 gong1
play the leading role
擔戴daam1 daai3
being responsible coupled with the enthusiasm to pursue and complete
落雨擔遮―死擋lok6 jyu5 daam1 ze1 sei2 dong2
a very good friend
擔仔麵daam3 zai2 min6
Dan-Zai noodles, danzi noodles
擔高頭daam1 gou1 tau4
to look upward; to raise one's head and gain ground
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