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to take on

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

bao1lan3 • bāolǎn

Meaning


Primary

to take on

Alternatives

take on, takes on, took on, to undertake, undertake

Mnemonic


包揽 To take on is 揽 to take on a wide variety of things at once by wrapping them into one big metaphorical 包 package and taking full responsibility for them all.

Usage


她 包揽 了 家务。

She took on all the housework.

公司 包揽 了 这 个 专案。

The company took on this project.

他 包揽 了 所有 工作。

He took on all the work.

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