How to say “be in charge of” in Chinese

负责

fùzé

be in charge of; responsible

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Office and documents”

“Be in charge of” in Chinese is 负责, fù zé: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

负责 is read fù zé: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

zé — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

负

fù — bear, carry; be responsible

At the bottom, 贝 — “shell, money”.

责

zé — responsibility; reproach

At the bottom, 贝 “money”: originally “to demand payment of a debt”. It sits on the right of 绩 jì.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “负责”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 负责. Tap the sound icon to listen.

这件事由他负责。zhèjiànshìyóutāfùzéHe's in charge of this matter.
这件事由谁负责？zhèjiànshìyóushéifùzéWho's in charge of this matter?
这件事由我负责zhèjiànshìyóuwǒfùzéI'm in charge of this matter.
此次会议由王经理负责cǐcìhuìyìyóuWángjīnglǐfùzéManager Wang is in charge of this meeting.
他负责网站而我负责广告tāfùzéwǎngzhàn,érwǒfùzéguǎnggàoHe handles the website, while I handle advertising.
我们选他当负责人wǒmenxuǎntādāngfùzérénWe chose him to be in charge.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “be in charge of” in Chinese?

“Be in charge of” in Chinese is 负责, pinyin fùzé.

What does 负责 mean?

负责 (fùzé) means “be in charge of; responsible”.

How do you write 负责?

负责 is 2 characters: 负 (fù) — bear, carry; be responsible; 责 (zé) — responsibility; reproach. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 负责?

负责 is read fùzé. Tones: fù — fourth tone, zé — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“be in charge of” in the lesson “Who's in charge of what”

This word is from the topic “Office and documents” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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