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负担

fù dān · fu dan

Traditional 負擔

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc)
  2. burden
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Who bears the cost?

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)月(yuè)房租(fángzū)太(tài)贵(guì)，我(wǒ)的(de)负担(fùdān)很(hěn)重(zhòng)。

    Rent is too high this month. It is a heavy burden for me.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也是(yěshì)。我(wǒ)每个(měigè)月(yuè)还(hái)要(yào)负担(fùdān)妈妈(māma)的(de)手机费(shǒujīfèi)。

    Me too. I also pay my mum's phone bill every month.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)。

    You're so kind.

  4. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)她(tā)说(shuō)，下个月(xiàgèyuè)她(tā)来(lái)负担(fùdān)我(wǒ)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    But she says that next month she'll pay for my coffee.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)妈妈(māma)这么(zhème)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)能不能(néngbùnéng)也(yě)去(qù)你(nǐ)家(jiā)吃饭(chīfàn)？

    Your mum is so nice. Can I come to your home for dinner too?

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2 examples
01

1000美(měi)元(yuán)将(jiāng)负(fù)担(dān)聚(jù)会(huì)的(de)全(quán)部(bù)费(fèi)用(yòng)。

One thousand dollars will cover all the expenses for the party.

Tatoeba: Chinese by kooler · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)负(fù)担(dān)不(bu)起(qǐ)打(dǎ)网(wǎng)球(qiú)的(de)费(fèi)用(yòng)。

I can't afford to play tennis.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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负
fù

to bear; to carry (on one's back)

担
dān

to undertake; to carry

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