责任 (zé rèn) — responsibility, duty; blame
Definition
责任 covers both 'responsibility/duty' (a role's obligation) and 'blame' (fault for something bad). 职责 is more formal, tied to a job position; 任务 is a task, not an obligation.
noun
responsibilitydutyblame
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 责任。Měi gè rén dōu yào chéng dān zì jǐ de zé rèn.Everyone must take responsibility for their own actions.
- 责任。Zhè jiàn shì de zé rèn bú zài tā.The blame for this matter does not lie with him.
- ，责任。Chū le shì gù, lǐng dǎo yào chéng dān zhè ge zé rèn.When an accident happens, the leader must bear this responsibility.
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