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搪塞

tángsè
verb #20,681

Meanings

  1. 1 to fob off
  2. 2 to give a perfunctory answer
  3. 3 to muddle through
  4. 4 to dodge (a question)

Examples

他总是用模糊的话来搪塞别人。
Tā zǒng shì yòng móhu de huà lái tángsè biérén.
He always fobs people off with vague words.
你不能一直搪塞领导的问题。
Nǐ bù néng yīzhí tángsè lǐngdǎo de wèntí.
You can't keep dodging the boss's questions.

Tips

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搪塞 is colloquial and slightly negative in tone — it implies the speaker is being deliberately evasive rather than genuinely unable to answer. It often carries a sense of irresponsibility.

Stroke Order

搪 táng
塞 sāi