How to say “responsibility” in Chinese
responsibility
“Responsibility” in Chinese is 责任, zé rèn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
责任 is read zé rèn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 贝 “money”: originally “to demand payment of a debt”. It sits on the right of 绩 jì.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 壬 rén hints at the sound.
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 “责任”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 责任. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 保护环境是每个人的责任bǎohùhuánjìngshìměigeréndezérènProtecting the environment is everyone's responsibility.
- 这是谁的责任？zhèshìshéidezérènWhose responsibility is this?
- 这次失败是谁的责任？zhècìshībàishìshéidezérènWhose fault was this failure?
- 他默默地承担了所有责任tāmòmòdechéngdānlesuǒyǒuzérènHe quietly took all the responsibility on himself.
- 这次事故的责任由谁承担？zhècìshìgùdezérènyóushéichéngdānWho is responsible for this accident?
More words from the lesson “Society and responsibility”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “responsibility” in Chinese?
“Responsibility” in Chinese is 责任, pinyin zérèn.
What does 责任 mean?
责任 (zérèn) means “responsibility”.
How do you write 责任?
责任 is 2 characters: 责 (zé) — responsibility; reproach; 任 (rèn) — appoint; post, duty. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 责任?
责任 is read zérèn. Tones: zé — second tone, rèn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“responsibility” in the lesson “Society and responsibility”
This word is from the topic “Society and country” 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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