担 2

担(擔) [dàn] 名

1. ■ (担子) a carrying pole and the loads on it; load; burden:

货郎担 loads of goods carried on a shoulder pole by an itinerant pedlar;

勇挑重担 ready to shoulder heavy tasks

量

1. ■ （重量单位） dan, a unit of weight (=50 kilograms); picul:

一百市斤为一担。 One hundred jin equals one dan [picul]

2. ■ （用于成担的东西）:

一担水 two buckets of water (carried on a shoulder pole)

另见 dān; dǎn “掸”。