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责无旁贷

責無旁貸
zéwúpángdài
idiom #40,767

Meanings

  1. 1 one's unshirkable responsibility
  2. 2 a duty one cannot pass to anyone else

Examples

保护环境，人人责无旁贷。
Bǎohù huánjìng, rénrén zéwúpángdài.
Everyone has an unshirkable duty to protect the environment.
作为队长，他责无旁贷。
Zuòwéi duìzhǎng, tā zéwúpángdài.
As captain, he cannot pass off this responsibility.
照顾父母是子女责无旁贷的义务。
Zhàogù fùmǔ shì zǐnǚ zéwúpángdài de yìwù.
Caring for parents is a duty children cannot shirk.

Tips

memory
贷 means 'to lend / pass on' (as in 信贷). 责无旁贷 = 'responsibility has no one else to lend to' — it's yours, you can't loan it out.

Stroke Order

责 zé
无 wú
旁 páng
贷 dài