# 肩负 (jiānfù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 肩负 (jiānfù) means “to shoulder; to bear; to take on”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to shoulder; to bear; to take on
- Pinyin: jiānfù (jian1 fu4)
- Traditional: 肩負
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 年轻人应该肩负起社会责任。
  Niánqīngrén yīnggāi jiānfù qǐ shèhuì zérèn.
  Young people should shoulder social responsibilities.

## Characters

- [肩](https://hanziro.com/word/jian-shoulder/) (jiān): shoulder; to shoulder (a duty)
- [负](https://hanziro.com/word/fu-bear/) (fù): to bear; to be defeated

https://hanziro.com/word/jian-fu-shoulder/

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