Definition
负责 (fùzé) has two uses: as a verb it means 'to be in charge of' — more formal than 管 (guǎn, everyday 'manage') and less specific than 主管 (zhǔguǎn, 'person in charge'); as an adjective it means 'conscientious, responsible', similar to 本分 (běnfèn, 'dutiful') but more general.
to be in charge ofto take responsibility forconscientiousresponsible
Examples
- 负责。Wǒ fù zé dǎsǎo fángjiān.I am in charge of cleaning the room.
- 负责。Tā shì yí gè hěn fù zé de yuángōng.He is a very conscientious employee.
- 负责。Nǐ yào duì zìjǐ de xíngwéi fù zé.You must take responsibility for your own actions.
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