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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