肩 jiān
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- 户 door ⺼ meat, flesh
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
肩负
jiānfù
to shoulder; to bear responsibility
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
- 作为首席谈判代表，她肩负着维护国家利益和保持地区稳定的双重任务。 Zuòwéi shǒuxí tánpàn dàibiǎo, tā jiānfù zhe wéihù guójiā lìyì hé bǎochí dìqū wěndìng de shuāngchóng rènwu. As chief negotiator, she shoulders the dual task of safeguarding national interests and maintaining regional stability.
- 作为家里的老大，他从小就肩负着照顾弟妹的责任。 Zuòwéi jiā lǐ de lǎodà, tā cóngxiǎo jiù jiānfù zhe zhàogù dìmèi de zérèn. As the eldest in the family, he has carried the duty of looking after his younger siblings since childhood.
- 老师肩负着培养下一代的重任。 Lǎoshī jiānfù zhe péiyǎng xià yí dài de zhòngrèn. Teachers shoulder the important task of nurturing the next generation.
Related words
- 肩 jiān shoulder
- 肩膀 jiānbǎng shoulder
- 并肩 bìngjiān shoulder to shoulder; side by side
- 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 fù to bear; to owe; negative; to lose