担子

擔子
dànzi
  1. carrying pole and the loads on it
  2. burden
  3. task
  4. responsibility

classifier: 副

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 担 dàn
  1. picul (100 catties, 50 kg)
  2. two buckets full
  3. carrying pole and its load
  4. classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
2 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"