担子

• 拼音: dàn zi
• 汉字拆解: 担 = 扌 + 旦 (to shoulder, carry); 子 = noun suffix

含义

A shoulder pole with loads; burden; the weight of responsibilities or obligations a person must carry.

Originates from the agricultural image of carrying two baskets on a shoulder pole. Now used figuratively to refer to the weight of responsibilities or obligations a person must bear.

例句

1. 他挑起了家里的担子，独自供养父母和弟妹。
2. 接任这个职位意味着要扛起更沉重的担子。
3. 卸下多年的担子，他终于可以安心退休了。

用法指南

语境: family, work, responsibility

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 她一个人挑起了照顾三个孩子的担子。(She has single-handedly taken on the burden of raising three children.)
• 这份担子压在他肩上已经很多年了。(This burden has been weighing on his shoulders for many years.)

错误说法

• 他担子了这份责任 — 担子 is a noun; use 承担 or 担负 as the verb; say 他挑起了这份担子 instead

起源与历史

担 (to carry on a shoulder pole) + 子 (noun suffix indicating a physical object)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal