推托

tuītuō

verb #42,003

Meanings

1 to make excuses
2 to decline (politely or evasively)
3 to find a pretext to refuse

Characters

to push; to decline

to entrust; to make a pretext

Examples

HSK 4

他推托身体不舒服，没去聚会。

Tā tuītuō shēntǐ bù shūfu, méi qù jùhuì.

He made the excuse of feeling unwell and skipped the gathering.

HSK 4

别再推托了，这件事必须由你来做。

Bié zài tuītuō le, zhè jiàn shì bìxū yóu nǐ lái zuò.

Stop making excuses - this has to be done by you.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse with 推脱. 推托 = decline by making an excuse (often with a stated reason); 推脱 = shirk responsibility, push it onto someone else. Both pinyin identical, meanings overlap but lean different ways.

Stroke Order

推 tuī

托 tuō