负责 meaning in English

fùzé

to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious

HSK 3verbadjectiveTraditional 負責14 strokes

Meaning of 负责

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fùzé

to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for
conscientious

How to use 负责

As a verb, 负责 takes an object directly or uses 对...负责 for being accountable to someone or something. As an adjective it means conscientious, often with 很. Example: 他负责这个项目。(Tā fùzé zhège xiàngmù.) He is in charge of this project.

负 (fù) means to carry or bear, as in 负担 (fùdān), and 责 (zé) means duty, as in 责任 (zérèn). So 负责 is to carry a duty on your shoulders.

Common mistake: Learners often write 负责任 when they mean simply to be in charge of a task. 负责 + task is normal, while 负责任 usually means acting responsibly. Also keep both tones falling: fù zé is fourth tone then second tone, not zě.

负责 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ要yào为wèi自zì己jǐ做zuò过guò的de事shì情qíng负fù责zé。

You should be responsible for your actions.

从cóng此cǐ起qǐ我wǒ们men为wèi您nín的de安ān全quán负fù责zé。

We are responsible for your protection from now on.

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.

就jiù算suàn你nǐ不bù喜xǐ欢huān，你nǐ也yě要yào负fù责zé管guǎn理lǐ。

Even if you do not like it, you must take charge of it.

谁shuí该gāi为wèi这zhè次cì事shì故gù负fù责zé？

Who's to blame for the accident?

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

负 fù · to bear · 6 strokes

责 zé · one's responsibility · 8 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 负责.

责任	zérèn	responsibility; duty; liability
负担	fùdān	to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden
指责	zhǐzé	to criticize; to find fault with
负责人	fùzérén	person in charge
胜负	shèngfù	victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle
欺负	qīfu	to bully
职责	zhízé	duty; responsibility
责怪	zéguài	to blame; to rebuke
谴责	qiǎnzé	to denounce; to condemn
责备	zébèi	to blame; to criticize
自责	zìzé	to blame oneself
辜负	gūfù	to fail to live up to (sb's expectations, trust or kindness); to let down

Questions about 负责

What does 负责 mean?

负责 (fùzé) means "to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious" and is used as a verb and adjective.

How do you write 负责?

负责 is made of 2 characters: 负 (6 strokes), 责 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 负责 an HSK word?

Yes. 负责 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 负责 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 负责 is written 負責.

What is the difference between 负责 and 责任?

负责 is a verb or adjective: to be responsible for, or conscientious. 责任 (zérèn) is a noun meaning responsibility or duty. You say 我负责 (I am responsible) but 这是我的责任 (this is my responsibility).

How do I say who is in charge of something?

Use 负责人 (fùzérén), person in charge. For example, 谁是这里的负责人? (Shéi shì zhèlǐ de fùzérén?) Who is in charge here?