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肩负

jiān fù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 肩負

肩负 (jiān fù) means "to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 肩负 means

1. to shoulder (a burden)
2. to bear
3. to suffer (a disadvantage)

The characters in 肩负

• 肩jiānshoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
• 负fùto bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on

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