Chinese word dictionary

担负

dānfù · to shoulder; to bear; to undertake

Practice word

Word information

Simplified担负

Traditional擔負

Pinyindānfù

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

担dān

to bear, to carry; burden, responsibility

负fù

load, burden; to carry, to bear

How to learn 担负

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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担心dānxīn

anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious

负责fùzé

to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious

负责人fùzérén

person in charge

承担chéngdān

to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)

担任dānrèn

to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as

负担fùdān

to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden