责任 zérèn responsibility
responsibility; blame; duty
怎么记住“责任”: 责 duty + 任 to trust = responsibility.
汉字
用法
- Responsibility / duty / blame - 承担责任 (chéngdān zérèn) take responsibility; 这是我的责任 (zhè shì wǒ de zérèn) this is my duty/fault.
- Contrast 负责 (fùzé, the verb 'to be responsible for'): 责任 is the noun - the duty or liability itself.
- Can mean both a duty to fulfill and blame to bear: 负责任 (fù zérèn) responsible; 推卸责任 (tuīxiè zérèn) shirk responsibility.
例句
- 我对此负有责任。 Wǒ duìcǐ fùyǒuzérèn.I'm responsible for that.
- 我的责任是什么? Wǒ de zérèn shì shénme?What are my responsibilities?
- 儿女有责任赡养父母。 Érnǚ yǒu zérèn shànyǎng fùmǔ.It's the duty of children to care for their parents.