负
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fù · load, burden

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #2403
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6Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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贝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 负

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fùWords pronounced fù
fuWords pronounced fu
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Example sentences

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Yí gè rén yào wèi tā de xíngwéi fù zé.一个人要为他的行为负责。

A man is responsible for his deeds.

Source: Tatoeba #332831 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiù ài qī fù bù dǒng zhōng wén de rén.我就爱欺负不懂中文的人。

I really enjoy taking advantage of those who don't understand Chinese.

Source: Tatoeba #11545840 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì yíng xiāo bù de fù zé rén.他是营销部的负责人。

He is the manager of the marketing department.

Source: Tatoeba #333101 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù zhī dào wǒ néng bu néng fù dān dé qǐ.我不知道我能不能负担得起。

I'm not sure that I can afford it.

Source: Tatoeba #348270 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duì bù qǐ, shì wǒ gū fù nǐ le.对不起,是我辜负你了。

I am sorry for disappointing you.

Source: Tatoeba #2919635 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén yào wèi zì jǐ de xíngwéi fù zé.人要为自己的行为负责。

One must be responsible for one's conduct.

Source: Tatoeba #5819709 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 负 in context

  1. Say fù, then recall the core meaning: load, burden.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 负责 (fù zé), meaning “to be responsible for”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 负 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.