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負

fù

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Transitive stative verb

負 (fù) is a Chinese word meaning “to bear”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to bear
  2. to carry (on one's back)
  3. to turn one's back on
  4. to be defeated
  5. negative (math. etc)

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Example

這件事的成敗，由我來負責。

I'll be responsible for the success or failure of this.

Related words at this level

服務業輔導副腹副本負擔負面婦人

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).