拖字诀

拖字訣
tuōzìjué
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 delaying tactics
  2. 2 the “drag-it-out” strategy
  3. 3 stonewalling

Examples

Tā duì zhè jiàn shì shǐchū le tuōzìjué.
He resorted to delaying tactics on this matter.
Miànduì tóusù, gōngsī zhǐ huì yòng tuōzìjué.
When faced with complaints, the company only knows how to stall.

Tips

usage
Built on the pattern X (“the secret formula of [X character]”), originally from martial-arts and statecraft jargon. Other examples: (the “endure” tactic), (the “wait” tactic). Always slightly informal and a bit critical in tone.

Stroke Order

tuō
jué