负

fù · fu

Traditional 負

Meaning

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  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)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)主(zhǔ)动(dòng)负(fù)起(qǐ)照(zhào)顾(gù)年(nián)迈(mài)父(fù)母(mǔ)的(de)责(zé)任(rèn)。

He took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility of caring for his elderly parents.

02

这(zhè)场(chǎng)比(bǐ)赛(sài)我(wǒ)们(men)以(yǐ)二(èr)比(bǐ)三(sān)负(fù)于(yú)对(duì)手(shǒu)。

We lost this match to our opponents two to three.

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