担
carrying pole load; unit of weight; bundle
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
carrying pole load; shoulder load
Refers to a load carried on a shoulder pole, or the pole with its load.
The peddler walked from street to street selling goods with his shoulder pole load.
This load is too heavy for me to carry alone.
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He carried a load of fruit to the market to sell.
The heavy load made his shoulders turn red.
Carrying baskets and shoulder pole loads was a common livelihood for peddlers in old times.
measure word
unit of weight; bundle load
formalAs a weight unit, 1 dan equals 50 kilograms. Also used as a measure word for goods carried on a shoulder pole.
In the past, one dan of grain equaled 50 kilograms.
The farmers sold two loads of firewood to the town residents.
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This grain shop purchased three loads of new rice.
He carried a load of firewood down the mountain for the winter.
The village grain depot stored thousands of loads of wheat.