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责
責
zé
1. duty
2. responsibility
3. to reproach
4. to blame
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

责
zé
one's responsibility, duty
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

切责
qièzé
to blame
叱责
chìzé
to upbraid
呵责
hēzé
to abuse
问责
wènzé
to hold accountable
塞责
sèzé
to carry out one's duties perfunctorily
失责
shīzé
breach of responsibility
专责
zhuānzé
specific responsibility
指责
zhǐzé
to criticize
HSK 6
斥责
chìzé
to lash out
尽责
jìnzé
to do one's duty
督责
dūzé
to supervise
笞责
chīzé
to flog with a bamboo stick
罪责
zuìzé
guilt
职责
zhízé
duty
自责
zìzé
to blame oneself
苛责
kēzé
to criticize harshly
谴责
qiǎnzé
to denounce
HSK 6
负责
fùzé
to be in charge of
HSK 4
责令
zélìng
to order
责任
zérèn
responsibility
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
534
Word Frequency Rank
1,365 of 84,292

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