Chinese word

负有

Pronunciation

Pinyinfù yǒu

Meaning

  • verbbe responsible for

Example

他负有法律责任。tā fù yǒu fǎ lǜ zé rèn

He is legally responsible.

Illustration for 负有 (be responsible for)

More examples

企业负有保护消费者的义务。qǐ yè fù yǒu bǎo hù xiāo fèi zhě de yì wù

Businesses are obligated to protect consumers.

Core concept

A formal duty or burden is attached to a person or group, who must carry it as their responsibility.

Common phrases

  • 负有责任fù yǒu zé rèn

    be responsible for

  • 负有义务fù yǒu yì wù

    be obligated to

  • 负有法律责任fù yǒu fǎ lǜ zé rèn

    be legally liable

Similar words

负责fù zé: Being responsible for a task, job, or role and taking charge of it.
承担chéng dān: Taking on responsibility, duty, loss, or another burden.
担负dān fù: Shouldering an important responsibility or task as one's assigned duty.
负担fù dān: Paying a cost or bearing a responsibility personally.

Definition in Chinese

对某项职责或义务负有责任，通常用于法律或正式文本中来表明承担的义务。duì mǒu xiàng zhí zé huò yì wù fù yǒu zé rèn tōng cháng yòng yú fǎ lǜ huò zhèng shì wén běn zhōng lái biǎo míng chéng dān de yì wù

Word origin

负 (fù, "carry") + 有 (yǒu, "have") presents responsibility as something a person carries and holds, giving the verb its sense of being responsible for a duty.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this formal verb often sounds too official for a small personal task, so it is more natural when the duty comes from a rule, role, or institution.

Other meanings

  • shoulderverb
  • take onverb

Opposites

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