"Responsibility" in Chinese — 责任 (zé rèn)

责

任

zé rèn

responsibility

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 責任2 example sentences

Definitions

1responsibility
2blame
3duty

Stroke order

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责

任

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄜˊ

zé

ㄗ/ zㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

ㄖㄣˋ

rèn

ㄖ/ rㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

责任

Simplified

責任

Traditional

Example sentences

See 责任 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

失败的责任在他。
shī bài de zé rèn zài tā。
He is to blame for the failure.
我的责任是什么？
wǒ de zé rèn shì shén me？
What are my responsibilities?

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Related words

任

rèn

to assign

负责

fù zé

to be in charge of

任何

rèn hé

any

任务

rèn wu

mission

信任

xìn rèn

to trust

担任

dān rèn

to hold a governmental office or post

责备

zé bèi

to blame

主任

zhǔ rèn

director

指责

zhǐ zé

to criticize

职责

zhí zé

duty

出任

chū rèn

to take up a post

兼任

jiān rèn

to hold several jobs at once

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Responsibility in Chinese: 责任 (zé rèn)