担得起 dāndeqǐ able to bear Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 担 擔 dān verb to undertake to take on responsibility or risk; to bear得 de particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the result is possible, as in 看得见 kàndejiàn meaning "able to see"起 qǐ particle [capability] used after a verb and 得 de or 不 bù to show whether one can afford, endure, or reach a certain standard
