責 (zaak3 | ze2) : duty; demand; reproach; press steadily

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責

zaak3

ze2

[1] [n] duty; responsibility; obligation
[2] [v] demand; require; instruct
[3] [v] reproach; blame; reprove
[4] [v] question closely; interrogate
[5] [粵] [v] press steadily; hold/weigh sth down by placing a heavy object on top | [variant] 矺, 砸, 磧,

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: (#154)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

責 / 责

This word has been viewed 8833 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Jul 2013 11:12

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負責 fu6 zaak3 fu4 ze2 = responsible for; take charge of; conscientious

責罵 zaak3 maa6 ze2 ma4 = scold; rebuke; dress down

負責任 fu6 zaak3 jam6 fu4 ze2 ren4 = to take responsibility for an incident

責任 zaak3 jam6 ze2 ren4 = responsibility

責怪 zaak3 gwaai3 ze2 guai4 = to blame

責備 zaak3 bei6 ze2 bei4 = to blame; to be critical of; to reprove

譴責 hin2 zaak3 qian3 ze2 = to criticise; to condemn; to denounce

指責 zi2 zaak3 zhi3 ze2 = criticize, find fault with

負責人 fu6 zaak3 jan4 fu4 ze2 ren2 = person in charge (of something)

有責任 jau5 zaak3 jam6 you3 ze2 ren4 = obligated

專責 zyun1 zaak3 = specific responsibility

怪責的目光 gwaai3 zaak3 dik1 muk6 gwong1 = reproachful look

公開指責 gung1 hoi1 zi2 zaak3 gong1 kai1 zhi3 ze2 = denounce

不負責任的言論 bat1 fu6 zaak3 jam6 dik1 jin4 leon6 = irresponsible remarks 國

專責小組 zyun1 zaak3 siu2 zou2 = taskforce

職責 zik1 zaak3 zhi2 ze2 = responsibility; a job duty; a job requirement

推卸責任 teoi1 se3 zaak3 jam6 = shift responsibility to other people

敷衍塞責 fu1 hin2 sak1 zaak3 fu1 yan3 se4 ze2 = does a perfunctory job; to muddle through something

自責 zi6 zaak3 zi4 ze2 = to blame oneself

鬼責 gwai2 zaak3 = nightmare (lit., "ghosts of one's responsibility") 粵

斥責 cik1 zaak3 chi4 ze2 = to lash out; to reprimand

盡責 zeon6 zaak3 jin4 ze2 = to do one's duty; to do one's bit conscientiously

問責制度 man6 zaak3 zai3 dou6 wen2 ze2 zhi4 du4 = accountability system

責數 zaak3 sou3 = buy on credit 粵

責任感 zaak3 jam6 gam2 ze2 ren4 gan3 = sense of responsibility

卸責 se3 zaak3 xie4 ze2 = shift the blame; shirk responsibility

怪責 gwaai3 zaak3 = to blame 粵

責問 zaak3 man6 ze2 wen4 = call someone to account

責任心 zaak3 jam6 sam1 ze2 ren2 xin1 = sense of responsibility

企業的社會責任 kei5 jip6 dik1 se5 wui6*2 zaak3 jam6 = corporate social responsibility 國

企業責任 kei5 jip6 zaak3 jam6 = corporate responsibility

政制發展專責小組 zing3 zai3 faat3 zin2 zyun1 zaak3 siu2 zou2 = the Constitutional Development Task Force

立法會專責委員會 lap6 faat3 wui6*2 zyun1 zaak3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = a Legco select committee

專責委員會 zyun1 zaak3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Select Committee

企業社會責任 kei5 jip6 se5 wui6*2 zaak3 jam6 qi3 ye4 she4 hui4 ze2 ren4 = corporate social responsibility

大石責死蟹 daai6 sek6 zaak3 sei2 haai5 = overpowered by pressure 粵

詰責 kit3 zaak3 jie2 ze2 = rebuke; denounce; censure

刑事責任年齡 jing4 si6 zaak3 jam6 nin4 ling4 xing2 shi4 ze2 ren4 nian2 ling2 = age of penal responsibility

舉證責任 geoi2 zing3 zaak3 jam6 ju3 zheng4 ze2 ren4 = burden of proof

對住客安全應負的責任 deoi3 zyu6 haak3 on1 cyun4 jing3 fu6 dik1 zaak3 jam6 = duty of care for safety 國 (common formation)

Showing all 2 examples containing 責

瓦礫責死咗兩個人粵
The debris crushed and killed two persons.

打擊罪行人人有責
We all have a part to play in combatting crime.

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