负担

负担 fùdān

Burden (bear - load)

负担 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體負擔 fudan

What 负担 means

Burden (bear - load)

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Character by character

负担 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

负

fù

Lose (carry - to bear - negative number)

担

dān / dàn

Carry (take on); Burden (load)

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How to write 负担

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负担 in a sentence

他一个人负担着全家的开销。

Tā yí ge rén fùdānzhe quánjiā de kāixiāo.

He alone bears the expenses of the whole family.

作业太多会成为孩子的负担。

Zuòyè tài duō huì chéngwéi háizi de fùdān.

Too much homework becomes a burden on children.

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Questions about 负担

What does 负担 mean in English?

负担 is pronounced fùdān and means Burden (bear - load).

How do you pronounce 负担?

负担 is fùdān in pinyin — written fudan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 负担?

负担 is written with 2 characters: 负 (fù) Lose (carry - to bear - negative number), 担 (dān / dàn) Carry (take on); Burden (load). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 负担 written in traditional Chinese?

負擔. The simplified form 负担 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 負擔 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced fùdān.

Is 负担 an HSK word?

Yes — 负担 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

腐败 fǔbài 腐烂 fǔlàn 腐蚀 fǔshí 腐朽 fǔxiǔ 附和 fùhè 附件 fùjiàn 附属 fùshǔ 复活 fùhuó

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