背 bēi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- 北 north ⺼ meat, flesh
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
背负
bēifù
to bear; to shoulder; to carry
Characters in this word
负 fù
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- ⺈ knife 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他年纪轻轻就背负巨额债务，却仍然不肯向家人求助。 Tā niánjì qīngqīng jiù bēifù jù'é zhàiwù, què réngrán bù kěn xiàng jiārén qiúzhù. He was still very young but already bore enormous debts, yet he still refused to ask his family for help.
- 那位老人背负着一大捆柴，慢慢走下山。 Nà wèi lǎorén bēifù zhe yí dà kǔn chái, mànmàn zǒu xià shān. The old man carried a big bundle of firewood on his back and slowly walked down the mountain.
- 她背负着全家人的期望，来到了陌生的城市。 Tā bēifù zhe quánjiā rén de qīwàng, lái dào le mòshēng de chéngshì. Carrying the hopes of her whole family, she came to an unfamiliar city.
Related words
- 背 bēi to carry on the back
- 背 bēi to carry on one's back; back (body part)
- 背 bèi back
- 背后 bèihòu behind; behind one's back
- 背景 bèijǐng background
- 背包 bēibāo backpack
- 背心 bèixīn vest, undershirt
- 背面 bèimiàn back; reverse side
- 背叛 bèipàn to betray; betrayal
- 背诵 bèisòng to recite from memory
- 背影 bèiyǐng view of someone's back; figure seen from behind
- 违背 wéibèi to violate; to go against