诿 (wěi): to shirk; to shift (blame or re…

Meanings

1 to shirk; to shift (blame or responsibility) onto others

Characters

诿

wěi

to shirk; to shift blame

Examples

出了问题他总是诿过于人。

Chū le wèntí tā zǒngshì wěiguò yú rén.

When something goes wrong he always shifts the blame onto others.

各部门互相推诿，事情拖着没结果。

Gè bùmén hùxiāng tuīwěi, shìqing tuō zhe méi jiéguǒ.

Every department shirked its duty, and the matter dragged on with no result.

Tips

usage

Mostly in 推诿 (to pass the buck) and 诿过 (to shift blame). It carries a clearly negative tone of dodging responsibility, common in workplace and bureaucratic criticism.

Components

radical

讠 yán

speech radical

The side form of the speech radical 言. Shifting blame is done with words, so the speech radical carries the meaning here.

phonetic

委 wěi

to entrust; to delegate

Provides the sound, read 委 and unchanged here. Its own meaning 'to hand off' also faintly echoes pushing a duty onto someone else.

Stroke Order

诿 wěi

Related Words

推诿 tuīwěi #34,638

to shirk responsibility / to pass the buck / to blame others (to avoid duty)

互相推诿 hùxiāng-tuīwěi

to pass the buck to each other (idiom) / to mutually shift responsibility / finger-pointing; shirking

甩锅 shuǎiguō

to pass the blame / to shift responsibility / to throw the pot (slang)

赖 lài HSK 6 #5,328

to depend on; to rely on / to renege; to deny; to go back on one's word / to blame; to put the blame on

承担 chéngdān HSK 4 #2,984

to undertake / to assume (responsibility) / to bear (costs, blame)

责任 zérèn HSK 3 #1,140

responsibility; duty / blame; liability

挪 nuó HSK 7-9 #4,999

to move; to shift (position) / to appropriate; to divert (funds)

不是 búshì #4,942

is not / no / fault; blame

责怪 zéguài HSK 7-9 #4,678

to blame / to reproach

扶 fú HSK 5 #3,791

to support with the hand; to help sb up / to hold onto for support