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负责人 (fù zé rén) — person in charge; person responsible

Definition

A noun meaning the person in charge of a specific task, project, or department. 主管 is a more general title like 'manager' or 'supervisor' for a whole unit; 负责人 is whoever is responsible for a particular thing.

noun
person in chargeperson responsible
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 负责人？
    Shuí shì zhè lǐ de fù zé rén?
    Who is the person in charge here?
  • 负责人。
    Tā shì zhè ge xiàng mù de fù zé rén.
    He is the person in charge of this project.
  • 负责人。
    Qǐng lián xì wǒ men bù mén de fù zé rén.
    Please contact the person in charge of our department.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

负责to bear responsibility
负fùbear责zéresponsibility
动宾Verb + object
人rénperson

负责 means bearing responsibility, and 人 is a person, so the result is a responsible person.

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 負; 负 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 負 combines 人 (person) and 貝 (cowry), with 人 written as ⺈; the simplified 负 is a later abbreviation.

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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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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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