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背包袱

bēibāofú
idiom #96,275

Meanings

  1. 1 to carry a mental burden
  2. 2 to have weighing on one's mind
  3. 3 to shoulder psychological baggage

Examples

事情做错了，改了就好，不必背包袱。
Shìqing zuòcuò le, gǎi le jiù hǎo, búbì bēi bāofu.
If you made a mistake, just fix it — no need to keep carrying the guilt.
他背着沉重的思想包袱，睡都睡不好。
Tā bēi zhe chénzhòng de sīxiǎng bāofu, shuì dōu shuì bu hǎo.
He's carrying a heavy mental burden and can't even sleep well.

Tips

usage
Paired opposite of 放包袱 (to unload the burden). Often expanded as 背思想包袱 — carrying 'ideological baggage' or hang-ups.
memory
包袱 is a cloth-wrapped bundle. 背 means to carry on the back, so the image is of trudging along with a load of worries strapped to you.

Stroke Order

背 bēi
包 bāo
袱 fú