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Pinyin
fù
Definition
lose / negative (math. etc.) / to bear / to carry (on one's back)
负 fù
【Verb】
1. To carry on the back; to shoulder (背, bèi): 例如:负米、负疚、负重、如释重负、负荆请罪。
[E.g., to carry grain on the back, to carry the burden of guilt, to carry a heavy load, to feel relieved after unloading a burden, to carry a stick and apologize.]
2. To assume responsibility (担任): 例如:担负、负责、负累、负罪、负荷、忍辱负重、身负重任。
[E.g., to bear a burden, to take responsibility, to carry weight, to bear guilt, to shoulder a load, to endure humiliation for a heavy responsibility, to be tasked with an important duty.]
3. To rely on; to depend on (仗恃,依靠): 例如:负隅顽抗、自负。
[E.g., to rely on one's defenses against adversaries, to be self-important.]
4. To suffer; to endure (遭受): 例如:负伤、负屈。
[E.g., to suffer injuries, to endure humiliation.]
5. To possess; to enjoy (具有,享有): 例如:久负盛誉。
[E.g., to have long enjoyed a great reputation.]
6. To owe (欠): 例如:负债。
[E.g., to be in debt.]
7. Less than zero; negative (小于零的): 例如:负数。
[E.g., a negative number.]
8. The opposite side of a relation; negative (与“正”相对): 例如:负电、负极。
[E.g., negative electricity, negative pole.]
9. To betray; to violate (违背,背弃): 例如:负心、负约、忘恩负义。
[E.g., to betray one's heart, to break a promise, to be ungrateful.]
10. To fail; to be defeated (失败): 例如:不分胜负。
[E.g., to not distinguish between victory and defeat.]
11. To suffer (蒙受): 例如:负屈、负讥、负谤、负霜、负忧。
[E.g., to bear grievances, to endure ridicule, to suffer slander, to be frostbitten, to endure worries.]
12. To add; to load (加): 例如:负装、负衔、负驮、负轭、负乘。
[E.g., to load, to harness, to carry loads, to hitch a cart, to carry a passenger.]
13. To disappoint; to be ungrateful (辜负): 例如:负国、负恩、负负、负咎。
[E.g., to betray the nation, to be ungrateful, to feel sorry, to bear blame.]
14. To compensate; to repay (通“赔”): 例如:负赔偿。
[E.g., to compensate for losses.]
15. To lose (失掉): 例如:负职、负声、负实、负期。
[E.g., to lose one's position, to lose the beauty of rhythm in a text, to be untrue, to fail to meet a deadline.]
【Adjective】
1. Less than zero (小于零的): 例如:负数。
[E.g., negative number.]
2. Electrically charged negatively (得到电子的): 例如:负电、负极、负高压。
[E.g., negative electricity, negative pole, negative high voltage.]
can't bear the heavy load / overwhelmed
to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend / to kick a benefactor in the teeth
to shoulder / to bear / to undertake
burden / to bear a burden
to be in debt / to incur debts / liability (finance)
to be wounded / to sustain an injury
(literary) to feel apologetic / to feel guilty
deficient / to let sb down / to cause sb suffering
responsible for its profit and losses (of organization) / financially autonomous / personal financial responsibility
carry a suitcase of books
to shoulder (a burden) / to bear / to suffer (a disadvantage)
to bear / to carry on one's back / to shoulder
victory or defeat / the outcome of a battle
lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) / fig. to offer sb a humble apology
excess load / an overload / overloaded
to be in charge of / to take responsibility for / to be to blame / conscientious
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negative / the negative side
(lit. and fig.) to carry a heavy load / to carry a heavy burden