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责任

zé rèn · ze ren

Traditional 責任

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. responsibility
  2. blame
  3. duty
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Whose job is it?

  1. Dengdeng

    阳台上(yángtáishàng)的(de)花(huā)看着(kànzhe)有点(yǒudiǎn)干(gān)，这(zhè)是(shì)谁(shéi)的(de)责任(zérèn)？

    The flowers on the balcony look a bit dry. Whose responsibility is that?

  2. Liangliang

    浇花(jiāohuā)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)责任(zérèn)，不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)的(de)。

    Watering is your job, not mine.

  3. Dengdeng

    上星期(shàngxīngqī)我(wǒ)浇(jiāo)了(le)，这个(zhège)星期(xīngqī)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)。

    I did it last week. This week is yours.

  4. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)责任(zérèn)。我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)就(jiù)浇(jiāo)。

    Fine, it is my responsibility. I will water them today.

  5. Dengdeng

    不用(bùyòng)了(le)，我(wǒ)早上(zǎoshang)浇(jiāo)过(guò)了(le)。我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)看看(kànkan)你(nǐ)认不认账(rènbùrènzhàng)。

    No need. I watered them this morning. I wanted to see if you would own up.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)完(wán)全(quán)不(bú)负(fù)任(rèn)何(hé)责(zé)任(rèn)。

I don't take any responsibility at all.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

照(zhào)顾(gù)年(nián)迈(mài)的(de)父(fù)母(mǔ)是(shì)每(měi)个(gè)子(zǐ)女(nǚ)的(de)责(zé)任(rèn)。

Taking care of elderly parents is the responsibility of every child.

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责
zé

duty; responsibility

任
rèn

to assign; to appoint

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