推
卸

To avoid (esp. responsibility) in Chinese: 推卸 (tuī xiè)

tuī xiè

to avoid (esp. responsibility)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck

Stroke order

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推
卸

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄟ

tuī

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄝˋ

xiè

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 出了问题，他总想推卸责任。

    chū le wèn tí， tā zǒng xiǎng tuī xiè zé rèn。

    When something goes wrong, he always tries to shirk responsibility.

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Related words

推

tuī

to push

卸

xiè

to unload

推迟

tuī chí

to postpone

推辞

tuī cí

to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)

推广

tuī guǎng

to extend

推荐

tuī jiàn

to recommend

推动

tuī dòng

to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan)

推进

tuī jìn

to impel

推开

tuī kāi

to push open (a gate etc)

推销

tuī xiāo

to market

推行

tuī xíng

to put into effect

推出

tuī chū

to push out

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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