担负 dānfù to shoulder
to shoulder; to bear; to undertake
How to remember 担负: 担 carry + 负 shoulder = to shoulder.
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How it is used
- To shoulder / bear a duty or cost - 担负责任 (dānfù zérèn) bear responsibility, 担负重任 take on an important task.
- Formal; you take on the obligation. Near 承担 (chéngdān), which is the more common everyday synonym.