责任人 (zé rèn rén) — person responsible; responsible person

Definition

责任人 is the person officially assigned to be accountable for a task, incident, or outcome — the one who must answer if something goes wrong, not a general 'responsible person' in a casual sense.

noun
person responsibleresponsible person
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Examples

  • 责任人
    Zhè cì shì gù de zé rèn rén bì xū chéng dān fǎ lǜ zé rèn.
    The person responsible for this accident must bear legal liability.
  • 责任人
    Xiàng mù jīng lǐ shì gāi xiàng mù dì zé rèn rén.
    The project manager is the person responsible for this project.
  • 责任人
    Měi gè bù mén dōu yào zhǐ dìng yí wèi zé rèn rén.
    Each department must designate one responsible person.

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