负担
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
负担 (fùdān) · burden
负担 (fùdān) means “burden; to bear (costs)”. It is written with 2 characters: 负 (load) + 担 (to bear). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 负担 is built
The characters
负 fù · load
What 负 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A person 人 carrying a lot of money 贝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
担 dān · to bear
What 担 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 旦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学生的学习负担太重了。Xuésheng de xuéxí fùdān tài zhòng le.Students' study load is too heavy.
这些费用由公司负担。Zhèxiē fèiyòng yóu gōngsī fùdān.The company will bear these costs.
Questions about 负担
What does 负担 mean?
负担 (fùdān) means “burden; to bear (costs)”.
How do you pronounce 负担?
负担 is pronounced fùdān.
Which HSK level is 负担?
负担 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 负责fùzéto be in charge of
- 抱负bàofùambition
- 辜负gūfùto let down
- 欺负qīfuto bully
- 胜负shèngfùvictory or defeat
- 正负zhèngfùpositive and negative
- 负责人fùzérénperson in charge
- 承担chéngdānto take on
- 担保dānbǎoto guarantee
- 担任dānrènto serve as
Learn 负担 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.