负责人 fùzérén person in charge
How to remember 负责人: 负 shoulder + 责 duty + 人 person = person in charge.
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How it is used
- A formal role noun, not a casual term for 'boss' - used to name whoever is officially accountable for a project, department, or unit.
- 这个项目的负责人是谁 (Zhège xiàngmù de fùzérén shì shéi) - who is in charge of this project.
- Common in official contexts: forms, contracts, business cards, meeting minutes - 部门负责人, 项目负责人.
- Different from 老板 (boss/owner, implies ownership or hierarchy) and 领导 (leader, implies authority over people) - 负责人 is neutral and bureaucratic, just 'the person accountable.'
Example sentences
- 他是营销部的负责人。 Tā shì yíngxiāobù de fùzérén.He's the manager of the marketing department.