wěi
关说
shirk; evade; shift blame
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to shirk; to evade (responsibility or blame); to shift onto someone else
formalA formal, literary word often seen in written contexts. Typically used with words like 责任, 过错.
Chū出
le了
wèn问
tí题
，
tā他
zǒng总
shì是
wěi诿
guò过
yú于
rén人
。
When a problem occurs, he always shifts the blame onto others.
Tā他
wěi诿
chēng称
bù不
zhī知
qíng情
，
yǐ以
cǐ此
tuī推
xiè卸
zé责
rèn任
。
He shirked responsibility by claiming he knew nothing about it.
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Bù不
kě可
hù互
xiāng相
tuī推
wěi诿
。
Do not shift the blame onto each other.