负责
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
负责 (fùzé) · to be in charge of
负责 (fùzé) means “to be in charge of; to be responsible for”. It is written with 2 characters: 负 (load) + 责 (one's responsibility). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 负责 is built
The characters
负 fù · load
What 负 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A person 人 carrying a lot of money 贝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
责 zé · one's responsibility
What 责 is made of
- 龶 — top part
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Money 贝 that must be repaid (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这件事谁负责？Zhè jiàn shì shéi fùzé?Who is in charge of this?
他负责我们班的工作。Tā fùzé wǒmen bān de gōngzuò.He is responsible for our class's work.
Questions about 负责
What does 负责 mean?
负责 (fùzé) means “to be in charge of; to be responsible for”.
How do you pronounce 负责?
负责 is pronounced fùzé.
Which HSK level is 负责?
负责 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 负担fùdānburden
- 抱负bàofùambition
- 辜负gūfùto let down
- 欺负qīfuto bully
- 胜负shèngfùvictory or defeat
- 正负zhèngfùpositive and negative
- 负责人fùzérénperson in charge
- 责任zérènresponsibility
- 责备zébèito blame
- 谴责qiǎnzéto condemn
Learn 负责 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.