擔任 (dānrèn) — to hold a position; to serve as; to take on a role

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞

擔任 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)

擔任＝擔＋任

ㄉㄢㄖㄣˋ · dānrèn

verb — to hold a position; to serve as; to take on a role

字源 FORM — what the parts do

擔to carry; to bear (擔心)dān手 (hand) + 詹 (zhān, phonetic) — hands bearing a load on a shoulder pole

任to take on; to appoint (任務)rèn

擔任，擔心的擔，任務的任。

兩手握住扁擔，責任就壓下來了。

Hands grip the carrying-pole (擔) — the role (任) settles its weight across the shoulders.

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