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职责

zhí zé · zhi ze

Traditional 職責

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. duty
  2. responsibility
  3. obligation
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Whose duty is the dishes?

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)谁(shéi)洗碗(xǐwǎn)？

    Who washes the dishes today?

  2. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)洗(xǐ)了(le)，今天(jīntiān)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)职责(zhízé)。

    I washed them yesterday. Today is your duty.

  3. Liangliang

    做饭(zuòfàn)也(yě)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)职责(zhízé)，那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)职责(zhízé)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Cooking is also my duty. So what is your duty?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)职责(zhízé)是(shì)吃完(chīwán)以后(yǐhòu)说(shuō)好吃(hǎochī)。

    My duty is to say it is delicious after we eat.

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，这个(zhège)职责(zhízé)你(nǐ)做(zuò)得(de)最好(zuìhǎo)。

    Fine. You do this duty best.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)尽(jìn)了(le)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)职(zhí)责(zé)。

She performed her duties.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

保(bǎo)护(hù)环(huán)境(jìng)是(shì)每(měi)个(gè)公(gōng)民(mín)的(de)职(zhí)责(zé)。

Protecting the environment is the duty of every citizen.

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