a thousand catties; heavy burden; heavy responsibility
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnumeral-quantifier compound
heavy responsibility; burden of great weight
literaryOften used metaphorically to describe a heavy responsibility or important task.
Tā他
jiān肩
fù负
zhe着
qiān千
jīn斤
zhòng重
dàn担
。
He shoulders a heavy burden of responsibility.
Zhè这
xiàng项
rèn任
wu务
jiù就
xiàng像
qiān千
jīn斤
zhòng重
dàn担
yā压
zài在
tā他
xīn心
shàng上
。
This task feels like a heavy weight pressing on his heart.
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Yī一
jù句
chéng承
nuò诺
，
qiān千
jīn斤
zhòng重
dàn担
。
A single promise carries the weight of a thousand catties.