肩负 jiānfù to shoulder (a burden)
to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage)
How to remember 肩负: 肩 shoulders + 负 shoulder = to shoulder (a burden).
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How it is used
- To shoulder a responsibility or mission - 肩负重任 (jiānfù zhòngrèn) to bear a heavy responsibility; 肩负使命 (jiānfù shǐmìng) to carry a mission.
- Figurative 'to bear on one's shoulders', for duties and expectations, not literal loads; more weighty than 负责 (fùzé, to be in charge of).
- Formal/elevated register.