负责任

負責任
fùzérèn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to take responsibility
  2. 2 to be responsible (conscientious)
  3. 3 responsibly

Examples

Zhōngguó shì yī ge fùzérèn de dàguó.
China is a responsible major country.
Chū le wèntí jiù yào yǒu rén chūlái fùzérèn.
When something goes wrong, someone has to step up and take responsibility.

Tips

grammar
Two patterns: as a verb-object phrase ('to take responsibility', e.g. 我来负责任), or as an attributive adjective ('responsible', e.g. 负责任政府). Note this is + 责任 ('bear responsibility'), not 负责 + — but it can also be parsed as 负责 + reduplication for emphasis in some textbooks.
mistakes
Distinct from 负责 (fùzé, to be in charge of). 负责 takes an object ('I'm in charge of finance' — 负责财务); 负责任 emphasizes the moral quality of being responsible.

Stroke Order

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