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
负
fù
to bear; to owe; negative; to lose
Character
Example phrases
- 由于连续扩张失败，公司不仅负债累累，还失去了投资人的信任。 Yóuyú liánxù kuòzhāng shībài, gōngsī bùjǐn fùzhài lěilěi, hái shīqù le tóuzīrén de xìnrèn. Because its repeated expansion failed, the company was not only heavily in debt but also lost investors' trust.
- 谁犯的错，谁就应该负起责任来。 Shéi fàn de cuò, shéi jiù yīnggāi fùqǐ zérèn lai. Whoever made the mistake should take responsibility.
- 这块电池的负极和正极不能接反。 Zhè kuài diànchí de fùjí hé zhèngjí bù néng jiē fǎn. The negative and positive terminals of this battery must not be connected the wrong way round.
Related words
- 负责 fùzé to be responsible for
- 负担 fùdān burden; to bear
- 负责人 fùzérén person in charge
- 胜负 shèngfù win or lose; outcome
- 负面 fùmiàn negative, adverse
- 抱负 bàofù ambition; aspiration
- 背负 bēifù to bear; to shoulder; to carry
- 担负 dānfù to bear; to shoulder; to undertake
- 负重 fùzhòng to carry a load; to bear a burden
- 辜负 gūfù to disappoint; to fail to live up to
- 肩负 jiānfù to shoulder; to bear responsibility
- 减负 jiǎnfù to reduce burdens