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担负

dān fù
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

  1. 1. to shoulder
  2. 2. to bear
  3. 3. to undertake

Word relationships

Register variants

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肩负
jiān fù

to shoulder (a burden)

肩负重任 (formal: to shoulder heavy responsibilities)

Synonyms

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承担
chéng dān

to undertake

担负责任 (to shoulder responsibility)

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Unlike 负责, 担负 takes abstract nouns like 责任 or 使命, not tasks or people.

Example Sentences

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他 担负 着重要的责任。
He shoulders important responsibilities.

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Child Words of 担负

担
dān

to undertake

担
dàn

picul (100 catties, 50 kg)

负
fù

to bear