Chinese word dictionary

责任

zérèn · responsibility; blame; duty; CL:個|个[ge4]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified责任

Traditional責任

Pinyinzérèn

Part of speech名

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

责zé

one's responsibility, duty

任rèn

to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office

How to learn 责任

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

负责fùzé

to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious

负责人fùzérén

person in charge

任何rènhé

any; whatever; whichever

任务rènwu

mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]

担任dānrèn

to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as

信任xìnrèn

to trust; to have confidence in