Usage note
负担表示需要承担的压力或责任。
fù dān biǎo shì xū yào chéng dān de yā lì huò zé rèn。
负担 means a burden or responsibility one must bear.
Context note
负担常用于钱、工作和家庭。
fù dān cháng yòng yú qián 、 gōng zuò hé jiā tíng。
It is often used with money, work, and family.
5 examples
这个费用太大，成了负担。
zhè ge fèi yòng tài dà， chéng le fù dān。
This expense is too large and has become a burden.
他不想给家里增加负担。
tā bù xiǎng gěi jiā lǐ zēng jiā fù dān。
He does not want to add burden to the family.
背着很重的负担。
bèi zhe hěn zhòng de fù dān。
Carrying a very heavy burden.
父母承担了很多负担。
fù mǔ chéng dān le hěn duō fù dān。
Parents bear many burdens.
压力会变成心理负担。
yā lì huì biàn chéng xīn lǐ fù dān。
Pressure can become a mental burden.
5 mini stories
她说，照顾孩子虽然累，但不是负担。
tā shuō， zhào gù hái zi suī rán lèi， dàn bú shì fù dān。
She said caring for children is tiring, but not a burden.
家庭的负担让他很努力工作。
jiā tíng de fù dān ràng tā hěn nǔ lì gōng zuò。
Family burdens made him work hard.
老师提醒学生不要把压力变成负担。
lǎo shī tí xǐng xué shēng bú yào bǎ yā lì biàn chéng fù dān。
The teacher reminded students not to turn pressure into a burden.
他帮父母分担负担。
tā bāng fù mǔ fēn dān fù dān。
He helped his parents share the burden.
减少负担以后，大家都轻松了。
jiǎn shǎo fù dān yǐ hòu， dà jiā dōu qīng sōng le。
After reducing the burden, everyone felt relaxed.
Mini dialogue
书包太重
A
你的书包看起来很重，是负担吗？
Nǐ de shūbāo kàn qǐlái hěn zhòng, shì fùdān ma?
Your schoolbag looks very heavy, is it a burden?
B
有点负担，但都是我喜欢看的书。
Yǒudiǎn fùdān, dàn dōu shì wǒ xǐhuān kàn de shū.
A bit of a burden, but they are all books I like to read.
分担家务
A
妈妈一个人做家务，负担太大了。
Māma yī gè rén zuò jiāwù, fùdān tài dà le.
Mom does housework alone, the burden is too big.
B
我们帮她分担，减轻她的负担。
Wǒmen bāng tā fēndān, jiǎnqīng tā de fùdān.
Let's help her share it and lighten her burden.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
轻松
qīngsōng
relaxed; light
负担 means burden, while 轻松 means relaxed or light.
related
压力
yālì
pressure; stress
压力 is related to 负担 as both refer to stress or load.