"burden" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 负担
• 重担

Definition

Burden 指你必须承受的沉重东西，更常见的是难以应对的问题、责任或情绪。它可以是身体上的，也可以是情感上、经济上或社会上的压力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于较严肃的语境，如 'financial burden'、'emotional burden'、'burden of responsibility'。常见搭配有 'be a burden to/on someone'、'carry/bear a burden'、'burden someone with something'。它比 'problem' 语气更重，更强调压力、负重感和困难。

Examples

The heavy bag was a burden on his back.

那个沉重的包是他背上的**负担**。

Medical bills became a burden for the family.

医疗账单成了这个家庭的**负担**。

She did not want to be a burden to her friends.

她不想成为朋友们的**负担**。

He’s been carrying the burden of guilt for years.

多年来，他一直背负着内疚的**负担**。

I don’t want to burden you with my problems right now.

我现在不想用我的问题来**加重你的负担**。

Taking care of everything alone is too much of a burden.

一个人承担所有事情，**负担**实在太重了。