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HSK
4

to carry on the shoulder

Composition


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Pinyin

dan1 dān

Meaning


Primary

to carry on the shoulder

Alternatives

carry on the shoulder, carries on the shoulder, carried on the shoulder, carrying on the shoulder, to shoulder, shoulder, to carry, carry

Mnemonic


[d-] Dracula is in [1] front of the [-an] pawn shop, with some 儿 legs that he 擔 carries on the shoulder. A 扌 finger holding a second-hand ⺈ dagger is chasing him. Dracula tries to shoot 言 words at him to deter him, but can't do much else because he is currently 擔 carrying something on the shoulder. Not paying attention, he accidentally runs off the 厂 cliff.

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