Chinese word

负担

Pronunciation

Pinyinfù dān

Meaning

  • nounburden

Example

他感到很大的负担。tā gǎn dào hěn dà de fù dān

He feels a heavy burden.

Illustration for 负担 (burden)

More examples

政府采取措施减轻低收入家庭的负担。zhèng fǔ cái qǔ cuò shī jiǎn qīng dī shōu rù jiā tíng de fù dān

The government took steps to reduce the burden on low-income families.

Core concept

A weight that makes life, work, or a required payment harder to manage.

Common phrases

  • 减轻负担jiǎn qīng fù dān

    reduce the burden

  • 承担负担chéng dān fù dān

    shoulder the burden

  • 医疗负担yī liáo fù dān

    medical burden

Similar words

责任zé rèn: A duty or responsibility owed to other people or a group.
义务yì wù: A duty that must be carried out because of law or moral rules.
压力yā lì: A feeling of mental strain, tension, or worry.
费用fèi yòng: Money that must be paid for something or used to cover its costs.

Definition in Chinese

表示给人造成压迫感的事物或责任，也可用来指需要支付的费用或负荷。biǎo shì gěi rén zào chéng yā pò gǎn de shì wù huò zé rèn yě kě yòng lái zhǐ xū yào zhī fù de fèi yòng huò fù hè

Word origin

负 (fù, "carry on the back") + 担 (dān, "carry on the shoulder") combines two carrying ideas into the noun for something one must bear.

Usage tips

  • Describing a duty or expense with this term can state that it is hard to manage without saying that the person responsible is at fault.

Other meanings

  • loadnoun

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