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负责

fù zé · fu ze

Traditional 負責

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for
  2. conscientious
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Who waters the plants?

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)星期(xīngqī)谁(shéi)负责(fùzé)浇花(jiāohuā)？

    Who is in charge of the plants this week?

  2. Liangliang

    我来(wǒlái)负责(fùzé)！

    I will take charge!

  3. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)。你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)浇(jiāo)吗(ma)？

    Great. Do you water them every day?

  4. Liangliang

    不浇(bùjiāo)。我(wǒ)负责(fùzé)每天(měitiān)看(kàn)它们(tāmen)。

    No. I am in charge of looking at them every day.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)负责(fùzé)浇水(jiāoshuǐ)。你(nǐ)负责(fùzé)微笑(wēixiào)。

    Then I will do the water. You are in charge of the smiles.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

父(fù)母(mǔ)要(yào)对(duì)他(tā)们(men)子(zǐ)女(nǚ)的(de)安(ān)全(quán)负(fù)责(zé)。

Parents are responsible for the safety of their children.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)主(zhǔ)任(rèn)不(bú)在(zài)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)由(yóu)谁(shuí)来(lái)负(fù)责(zé)？

Who is in charge of the office while the boss is away?

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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负
fù

to bear; to carry (on one's back)

责
zé

duty; responsibility

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