chéng dāng
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  • 1

    v.bear; take on; assume

    • chéng dāng rèn wù

      承当任务

      take undertake a task

    • gōng sī shì shè huì zhōng de zǔ zhī gōng sī chú le zhuī zhú lì yì hái yīng dāng chéng dāng xiāng yìng de shè huì zé rèn

      公司社会组织公司除了追逐利益应当承当相应社会责任

      In addition to pursuing the interests, the corporations should also bear the corresponding social responsibilities, because they are organizations of the society.

  • 2

    v.dialpromise; agree (to do something); consent to

    • zhè jiàn shì wǒ yǐ jīng chéng dāng

      已经承当

      I've already made a promise to someone else about this.

    • wǒ yǐ chéng dāng jiè qián gěi tā

      承当借钱

      I have promised him a loan.

Word usage

  • Note
    "承当" and "承担" can be used in the same way when followed by "responsibilities", but "承担" such as in "承担费用" and "承担义务" cannot be replaced with "承当".