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擔當

简担当 · 繁擔當

Mandarin · pinyin dān dāng

to take upon oneself
to assume

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當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
担: dān · carry, bear, undertake
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just

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1–1 · dan1 dang1

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daam1 dong1

Cantonese word readings for 擔當. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to take on; to assume (a task, responsibility, risk, charge, etc.)
(Mainland China, rail transport) to operate

noun

sense of responsibility
(neologism, slang) the most excellent person in a group, in terms of a certain quality

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