拖字诀

拖字訣
tuōzìjué
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
Tā duì zhè jiàn shì shǐ chū le tuōzìjué.
He resorted to delaying tactics on this matter.
HSK 4
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字诀 ("the secret formula of [X character]"), originally from martial-arts and statecraft jargon. Other examples: 忍字诀 (the "endure" tactic), 等字诀 (the "wait" tactic). Always slightly informal and a bit critical in tone.

Stroke Order

tuō
jué