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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

负担 [fùdān]
  1. 1. verb bear
  2. 2. noun burden

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

负担 [fùdān]
  1. 1. bear (a burden); shoulder
    旅费由东道国负担
    All the travelling expenses will be borne by the host country.
    他小小年纪就负担起了整个家庭的重担。
  2. 2. burden; load; encumbrance; strain;liability
    财政负担
    financial burden
    家庭负担
    family burden (esp. financial)
    工作负担
    workload
    思想负担
    a load on one's mind; mental burden
    减轻学生负担
    lighten the students' load
    解除精神负担
    free one's mind of encumbrances
    他家现在的欠债负担太重了!
    他背负起沉重的家庭负担
    他被沉重的工作负担给压垮了!
    学生不能承受过重的思想负担
    义务教育要减轻学生的学习负担
    医生帮助他解除了精神负担

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

负担 [fùdān]
  1. 1. 承担;担当
    负担全家人的生活费用
  2. 2. 承受的压力
    减轻农民负担
    思想负担

Examples

船方不负担装货费用
free in (F.I.) 船方
船方不负担卸货费用
free out (F.O.) 船方
船方不负担装、卸、理仓费用
free in and out and stowed (F.I.O.S.) 船方
负担虽重,他们两个也顶下来了。
The load was heavy, but the two of them coped with it all right.
额外负担
added burden 额外
这笔费用由我们负担
We'll bear the expenses. 费用
旅费由东道国负担
All the travelling expenses will be borne by the host country. 负担
财政负担
financial burden 负担
家庭负担
family burden (esp. financial) 负担
工作负担
workload 负担

Collocations

负担重任
to undertake an important mission
负担不起
can't afford to
无力负担
to be unable to take responsibility
家庭负担
a burden on the family
沉重的负担
a great burden
减轻负担
to relieve a burden
负担过重
excessive burden

Word Decomposition


[fù]
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[dàn]

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