担当
dāndāng
verbHSK 7-9
“To take upon oneself” in Chinese is 担当 (dāndāng).
Meaning
- to take upon oneself
- to assume
Example
他要负责任，但这责任他可担当不了。
He had to be responsible, but this was a responsibility that he couldn’t bear.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
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