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责无旁贷 (zé wú páng dài) — to be duty-bound; to have an unshirkable responsibility

Definition

A formal idiom meaning a duty one cannot shift to anyone else. Used in writing or speeches to stress moral obligation — stronger and more rhetorical than plain 责任.

idiom
to be duty-boundto have an unshirkable responsibility

Examples

  • ，责无旁贷。
    Bǎo hù huán jìng, rén rén zé wú páng dài.
    Protecting the environment is everyone's unshirkable responsibility.
  • ，责无旁贷。
    Zuò wéi yī shēng, jiù sǐ fú shāng shì zé wú páng dài de zhí zé.
    As a doctor, saving lives and healing the wounded is a duty-bound responsibility.
  • ，责无旁贷，。
    Zhè jiàn shì yóu nǐ fù zé, nǐ zé wú páng dài, bì xū wán chéng.
    This matter is your responsibility — you are duty-bound and must complete it.

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