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    Referring to 'burden' with 负担 (fùdān)

    Degree & Intensity
    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    成为 + 一种 + 负担

    Explanation

    The noun 负担 (fùdān) means "burden" or "load," describing something that weighs heavily on a person, whether financially, physically, or emotionally. It often appears with 成为 (to become) to describe something turning into a burden. It can also function as a verb meaning "to bear" a cost or responsibility.

    Examples

    • 每个月的房租对他来说是很大的负担。

      měi gè yuè de fángzū duì tā lái shuō shì hěn dà de fùdān.

      The monthly rent is a big burden for him.

    • 孩子的学费已经成为家庭的主要负担。

      háizi de xuéfèi yǐjīng chéngwéi jiātíng de zhǔyào fùdān.

      The children's tuition has become the family's main burden.

    • 别给自己太大的心理负担，放轻松。

      bié gěi zìjǐ tài dà de xīnlǐ fùdān, fàng qīngsōng.

      Don't put too much psychological burden on yourself, relax.

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