承担

• 拼音: chéng dān
• 汉字拆解: 承 = originally depicted hands receiving something, meaning to bear; 担 = 扌(hand) + 旦 (dawn, phonetic), meaning to carry

含义

To bear; to undertake; to shoulder. Taking on a duty, cost, risk, or responsibility.

Used for accepting and carrying responsibilities, costs, consequences, or tasks. More formal than 负责. Common objects include 责任 (responsibility), 费用 (expenses), 风险 (risk), and 后果 (consequences).

例句

1. 这个项目的全部费用由公司承担。
2. 作为组长，他需要承担更多的责任。
3. 父母不可能永远替孩子承担一切。

用法指南

语境: professional, legal, everyday

语气: serious

正确说法

• 你必须承担自己行为的后果。(You must bear the consequences of your own actions.)
• 公司承担了所有的维修费用。(The company bore all the repair costs.)

错误说法

• 我承担了今天的午饭 (For paying for a meal casually, say 请客 or 我来付; 承担 is too formal and implies serious obligation)

起源与历史

承 means to receive or bear; 担 means to carry on one's shoulder. Together they describe shouldering a burden.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal