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尽责 (jìn zé) — to do one's duty; to discharge one's responsibility

Definition

尽责 is a more formal, written way to say someone fulfills their duty or responsibility — stronger than everyday 负责. Often used in reports, evaluations, and official contexts.

verb
to do one's dutyto discharge one's responsibility

Examples

  • 尽责。
    Dà jiā dōu yīng gāi wèi zì jǐ de gōng zuò jìn zé.
    Everyone should do their duty for their own work.
  • 。
    Tā zài zhè ge xiàng mù lǐ jìn le zì jǐ de zé.
    He fulfilled his responsibility in this project.
  • 尽责。
    Lǎo shī duì xué shēng de ān quán jìn zé.
    The teacher does his duty for the students' safety.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

尽jìnfulfill
责zéresponsibility

To 尽 (fulfill) one's 责 (responsibility) is to do one's duty.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 盡; 尽 is its simplified writing.

  • 聿聿yùhand holding a brush
  • 灬灬huǒbristles
  • 皿皿mǐndish

The traditional form 盡 shows 聿 (hand holding a brush) and 灬 (bristles) over 皿 (dish), cleaning a dish until it is empty. The simplified 尽 is a shorthand, not those historical parts.

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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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