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耍滑

shuǎhuá
verb #27,257

Meanings

  1. 1 to be slippery and evasive
  2. 2 to shirk responsibility through cunning
  3. 3 to wriggle out of (work or obligations)

Examples

别跟我耍滑，老实说你去哪里了。
Bié gēn wǒ shuǎhuá, lǎoshí shuō nǐ qù nǎlǐ le.
Don't try to wriggle out of it with me — tell me honestly where you went.
他总喜欢在工作上耍滑，逃避责任。
Tā zǒng xǐhuan zài gōngzuò shang shuǎhuá, táobì zérèn.
He always likes to shirk at work and avoid responsibility.

Tips

memory
耍 means 'to play tricks,' and 滑 means 'slippery.' Together they paint a picture of someone being 'slippery and tricky' — hard to pin down.

Stroke Order

耍 shuǎ
滑 huá