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负有 (fù yǒu) — to bear (responsibility, obligation); to be responsible for

Definition

负有 is a formal verb meaning 'to bear' an abstract duty (责任, 义务). It pairs with abstract nouns like 责任 or 义务 — the subject carries the responsibility, not performs an action.

verb
to bear (responsibility, obligation)to be responsible for

Examples

  • 负有。
    Tā duì zì jǐ fàn de cuò wù fù yǒu zé rèn.
    He bears responsibility for the mistake he made.
  • 负有。
    Gōng sī duì yuán gōng de ān quán fù yǒu yì wù.
    The company bears the obligation for employee safety.
  • 负有。
    Měi gè rén dōu duì shè huì fù yǒu zé rèn.
    Everyone bears responsibility for society.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

负fùbear
有yǒuhave

负 (bear) + 有 (have) together express carrying a duty or obligation.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 負; 负 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 負 combines 人 (person) and 貝 (cowry), with 人 written as ⺈; the simplified 负 is a later abbreviation.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

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