负

To bear in Chinese: 负 (fù)

fù

to bear

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 負1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to bear
  2. 2to carry (on one's back)
  3. 3to turn one's back on
  4. 4to be defeated
  5. 5negative (math. etc)

Stroke order

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负

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄨˋ

fù

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

负

Simplified

負

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 每个人都要负起自己的责任。

    měi gè rén dōu yào fù qǐ zì jǐ de zé rèn。

    Everyone must shoulder their own responsibility.

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Related words

负责

fù zé

to be in charge of

负担

fù dān

to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc)

胜负

shèng fù

victory or defeat

欺负

qī fu

to bully

抱负

bào fù

aspiration

担负

dān fù

to shoulder

负面

fù miàn

negative

负有

fù yǒu

to be responsible for

辜负

gū fù

to fail to live up (to expectations)

肩负

jiān fù

to shoulder (a burden)

自负

zì fù

conceited

负责人

fù zé rén

person in charge

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