carry a burden; be weighed down
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to carry a burden; to be weighed down by a load
neutralThis is a metaphorical idiom. The 'burden' (包袱) can be psychological (guilt, worry, past trauma) or material (debt, responsibility).
Shì事
qíng情
zuò做
cuò错
le了
，
gǎi改
le了
jiù就
hǎo好
，
bù不
bì必
bēi背
bāo包
fu袱
。
If you did something wrong, just correct it; there's no need to carry the burden.
Tā他
wèi为
guò过
qù去
de的
shī失
bài败
bēi背
bāo包
fu袱
，
yī一
zhí直
bù不
gǎn敢
cháng尝
shì试
xīn新
xiàng项
mù目
。
He's been weighed down by past failures and hasn't dared to try new projects.
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Zhè这
bǐ笔
jù巨
é额
zhài债
wù务
ràng让
tā他
quán全
jiā家
dōu都
bēi背
shàng上
le了
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
bāo包
fu袱
。
This huge debt has placed a heavy burden on his entire family.
Bié别
zǒng总
shì是
bēi背
zhe着
sī思
xiǎng想
bāo包
fu袱
shēng生
huó活
，
yào要
xué学
huì会
fàng放
xià下
。
Don't always live carrying mental baggage; learn to let go.