The Chinese word **背负 (bēifù)** is a compound formed by combining two characters with related meanings: **背 (bēi)**, which means "back" (as in the body part) or "to carry on one's back," and **负 (fù)**, which means "to bear," "to carry," or "to be burdened with." Together, they create a verb that literally means "to carry on the back," but it is used almost exclusively in a figurative sense to describe bearing a heavy responsibility, duty, blame, or emotional burden. The formation follows a common pattern in Chinese where two synonymous or semantically reinforcing characters are joined to emphasize the intensity or specific nature of the action, in this case evoking the physical image of carrying a weight to express a psychological or moral load.