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免责 (miǎn zé) — (noun) exemption from responsibility (as in a disclaimer or waiver); (verb) to exempt from responsibility

Definition

A formal, legal term meaning 'to be exempted from responsibility / liability' — usually appears in contracts, disclaimers, or terms of service, not in everyday speech.

noun
exemption from responsibility (as in a disclaimer or waiver)
verb
to exempt from responsibility

Examples

  • 免责。
    Gāi gōng sī zài wǎng zhàn shàng fā bù le miǎn zé shēng míng.
    The company posted a disclaimer on its website.
  • 免责。
    Yòng hù xū yào tóng yì miǎn zé tiáo kuǎn cái néng shǐ yòng zhè ge ruǎn jiàn.
    Users need to agree to the exemption clause to use this software.
  • 免责。
    Hé tong zhōng de miǎn zé guī dìng ràng gōng sī bì miǎn le fǎ lǜ zé rèn.
    The exemption provision in the contract allowed the company to avoid legal liability.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

免miǎnexempt
责zéresponsibility

免 is to exempt and 责 is responsibility, so the result is exemption from responsibility.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

免 originally drew a man wearing a ceremonial hat. It was later used for meanings such as avoid and exempt.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 責; 责 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèicowry; money
Sound part声符shēngfú
朿
朿cì責zé
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 責 pairs 貝, cowry/money, with 朿 as the sound part; the simplified 责 is a later shorthand.

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