背包袱

bēi bāofú

idiom #96,275

Meanings

事情做错了，改了就好，不必背包袱。

Shìqing zuò cuò 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 bēizhe chénzhòng de sīxiǎng bāofu, shuì dōu shuì buhǎo.

He's carrying a heavy mental burden and can't even sleep well.

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.

背 bēi

包 bāo

袱 fú