one's own duty; personal responsibility
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one's own duty; personal responsibility
formalA formal and literary term often used to express a sense of moral obligation or lofty purpose. It typically implies a burden that one willingly shoulders.
Bǎo保
hù护
huán环
jìng境
，
rén人
rén人
yǒu有
zé责
，
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gòng共
tóng同
de的
jǐ己
rèn任
。
Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility; this is our shared duty.
Tā他
yǐ以
zhèn振
xīng兴
mín民
zú族
gōng工
yè业
wéi为
jǐ己
rèn任
，
fèng奉
xiàn献
le了
yī一
shēng生
。
He took the revitalization of national industry as his life's mission and dedicated his whole life to it.
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“
Yǐ以
tiān天
xià下
wéi为
jǐ己
rèn任
”
shì是
xǔ许
duō多
rén仁
rén人
zhì志
shì士
de的
bào抱
fù负
。
"Taking the world as one's own responsibility" is the aspiration of many noble-hearted individuals.
Zuò作
wéi为
yī一
míng名
yī医
shēng生
，
jiù救
sǐ死
fú扶
shāng伤
shì是
wǒ我
de的
jǐ己
rèn任
。
As a doctor, healing the wounded and rescuing the dying is my bounden duty.