担
负

To shoulder in Chinese: 担负 (dān fù)

dān fù

to shoulder

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 擔負1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to shoulder
  2. 2to bear
  3. 3to undertake

Stroke order

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负

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ㄉㄢ

dān

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄈㄨˋ

fù

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

担负

Simplified

擔負

Traditional

Example sentences

See 担负 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 母亲担负起了全家的生活。

    mǔ qīn dān fù qǐ le quán jiā de shēng huó。

    The mother shouldered the livelihood of the whole family.

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Related words

负

fù

to bear

担

dān

to undertake

担心

dān xīn

anxious

负责

fù zé

to be in charge of

承担

chéng dān

to undertake

担任

dān rèn

to hold a governmental office or post

担保

dān bǎo

to guarantee

负担

fù dān

to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc)

胜负

shèng fù

victory or defeat

担忧

dān yōu

to worry

欺负

qī fu

to bully

抱负

bào fù

aspiration

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