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Character Decomposition
负=⺈+贝
Etymology
A person 人 carrying a lot of money 贝
Meanings
to bear
to carry (on one's back)
to turn one's back on
to be defeated
negative (math. etc)
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Words with 负 192 total
(literary) to be culpable; to bear the blame · to feel guilty负罪fù zuìto bear · to carry on one's back · to shoulder背负bēi fùto shoulder · to bear · to undertake担负dān fùto fail to live up to (sb's expectations, trust or kindness); to let down辜负gū fùto bully欺负qī futax burden税负shuì fùvictory or defeat · the outcome of a battle胜负shèng fù
Idioms with 负 97 total Chain
unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched · to come out even · to tie · to draw不分胜负bù fēn shèng fùto live up to expectations (idiom)不负众望bù fù zhòng wànglit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom) · fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work · fig. to act stupidly反裘负刍fǎn qiú fù chú
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