负担

負擔

fùdān

noun HSK 4 #3,910

Meanings

Both characters mean to carry a weight — a double emphasis on burden.

学费是家庭的经济负担。

Xuéfèi shì jiātíng de jīngjì fùdān.

Tuition fees are a financial burden on the family.

不要给别人增加负担。

Búyào gěi biérén zēngjiā fùdān.

Don't add to other people's burdens.

这笔费用由公司负担。

Zhè bǐ fèiyòng yóu gōngsī fùdān.

This expense will be borne by the company.

grammar

负担 works as both a noun (burden: 经济负担) and a verb (to bear: 公司负担费用). As a verb, it means to take on or bear a cost or responsibility.

usage

Common collocations: 经济负担 (financial burden), 心理负担 (psychological burden), 减轻负担 (lighten the burden).

负 fù

担 dān