Usage note
责任表示应该完成的任务或义务。
zé rèn biǎo shì yīng gāi wán chéng de rèn wu huò yì wù。
Responsibility means a task or duty that should be completed.
Context note
责任常用于工作、家庭和规则。
zé rèn cháng yòng yú gōng zuò 、 jiā tíng hé guī zé。
Responsibility is often used with work, family, and rules.
5 examples
这是我的责任。
zhè shì wǒ de zé rèn。
This is my responsibility.
每个人都有责任。
měi gè rén dōu yǒu zé rèn。
Everyone has responsibility.
他认真负责。
tā rèn zhēn fù zé。
He is serious and responsible.
照顾家人是责任。
zhào gù jiā rén shì zé rèn。
Taking care of family is a responsibility.
老师有责任帮助学生。
lǎo shī yǒu zé rèn bāng zhù xué shēng。
Teachers have a responsibility to help students.
5 mini stories
他知道自己的责任，所以很认真。
tā zhī dào zì jǐ de zé rèn， suǒ yǐ hěn rèn zhēn。
He knew his responsibility, so he was serious.
父母承担了很多责任。
fù mǔ chéng dān le hěn duō zé rèn。
Parents carry a lot of responsibility.
完成作业也是学生的责任。
wán chéng zuò yè yě shì xué shēng de zé rèn。
Finishing homework is also a student's responsibility.
大家一起分担责任。
dà jiā yì qǐ fēn dān zé rèn。
Everyone shares the responsibility together.
做事前要先想清楚责任。
zuò shì qián yào xiān xiǎng qīng chǔ zé rèn。
Before doing something, think clearly about the responsibility.
Mini dialogue
照顾宠物
A
养小狗是我的责任，我要每天喂它。
Yǎng xiǎo gǒu shì wǒ de zérèn, wǒ yào měitiān wèi tā.
Taking care of the puppy is my responsibility, I need to feed it every day.
B
对，照顾好它是你的责任。
Duì, zhàogù hǎo tā shì nǐ de zérèn.
Yes, taking good care of it is your responsibility.
班级值日
A
今天轮到我擦黑板，这是我的责任。
Jīntiān lún dào wǒ cā hēibǎn, zhè shì wǒ de zérèn.
It's my turn to clean the blackboard today, this is my responsibility.
B
我们每个人都要负起自己的责任。
Wǒmen měi gè rén dōu yào fù qǐ zìjǐ de zérèn.
Each of us must take up our own responsibility.
Related words and contrasts
related
任务
rènwù
task; mission
责任 is a duty you must do, while 任务 is a specific job or task given to you.
related
负责
fùzé
to be responsible for
责任 is the noun 'responsibility', and 负责 is the verb 'to be responsible'.