推脱

推脫

tuītuō

verb #34,843

Meanings

1 to evade
2 to shirk
3 to duck (responsibility)

Characters

to shed / escape

Examples

出了问题，他总是推脱责任。

Chūle wèntí, tā zǒng shì tuītuō zérèn.

Whenever something goes wrong, he always shirks responsibility.

你别想推脱，这件事必须你来处理。

Nǐ bié xiǎng tuītuō, zhè jiàn shì bìxū nǐ lái chǔlǐ.

Don't try to wriggle out — you have to handle this.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse with the homophone 推托 (also tuītuō), which means 'to make excuses to decline (an invitation/request)'. 推脱 is about ducking responsibility you already have; 推托 is about politely refusing something offered.

Stroke Order

推 tuī

脱 tuō