He acted as my guide.
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担任
Traditional: 擔任
dān rèn
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dān rèn · daam1 jam6 (Jyutping)
- to hold a governmental office or post
- to assume office of
- to take charge of
- to serve as
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Character breakdown
担
- Meaning
- carry, bear, undertake
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰扌旦
- Cangjie
- QAM
- Four-corner
- 5601.0
任
- Meaning
- trust to, rely on, appoint; to bear, duty, office; allow
- Radical
- 亻
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- ⿰亻壬
- Cangjie
- OHG
- Four-corner
- 2221.4
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Example sentences
My uncle had me act as a translator.
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