负责fù zéto be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for
负责 (fù zé) means "to be responsible for," "to be in charge of," or "to bear responsibility for." It also means "conscientious." 我负责今天的工作 says I am in charge of today's work. 谁负责这件事? asks who is responsible for this matter. 你做事很负责 says you are very conscientious when you do things. 他是一个负责的人 says he is a conscientious person.
What does 负责 mean?
- 1.
to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility forverb
- 2.
conscientiousadjective
What do the characters in 负责 mean?
- 负to bear
- 责duty; responsibility
How do you use 负责?
负责 can say who is in charge of a job, and 很负责 can say someone is conscientious.
Patterns
负责 + Noun
我负责今天的工作。
Wǒ fùzé jīntiān de gōngzuò.
I am in charge of today's work.
很 + 负责
你做事很负责。
Nǐ zuò shì hěn fùzé.
You are very conscientious when you do things.
负责的 + Noun
他是一个负责的人。
Tā shì yí gè fùzé de rén.
He is a conscientious person.
What are some examples of 负责 in a sentence?
How is 负责 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
谁负责今天的工作?
Shéi fùzé jīntiān de gōngzuò?
Who is in charge of today's work?
- Speaker B:
我负责今天的工作。
Wǒ fùzé jīntiān de gōngzuò.
I am in charge of today's work.
- Speaker A:
你一个人负责吗?
Nǐ yí gè rén fùzé ma?
Are you in charge alone?
- Speaker B:
我一个人负责。
Wǒ yí gè rén fùzé.
I am in charge alone.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.