重担

重擔
zhòngdàn
noun #15,062

Meanings

  1. 1 heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility

Examples

Tā yī gè rén jiānfù zhe yǎngjiā de zhòngdàn.
He alone bears the heavy burden of supporting the family.
Lǐngdǎo bǎ zhège zhòngdàn jiāo gěi le tā.
The leader entrusted this heavy responsibility to her.

Tips

memory
Literally 'heavy load' — picture someone carrying a heavy () load on a carrying pole (). The metaphor extends naturally to responsibilities and burdens in life.

Stroke Order

zhòng
dān