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搪塞

Word · Verb

stall; fob off; dodge

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to deal with perfunctorily; to stall; to fob off; to evade responsibility

Often used with 过去 to indicate brushing something aside. Implies an insincere or evasive attitude toward questions, duties, or responsibilities.

Yòng用
jǐ几
jù句
huà话
táng搪
sè塞
guò过
qù去
 。

He brushed it off with a few sentences.

Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
zhǎo找
jiè借
kǒu口
táng搪
sè塞
zé责
rèn任
 。

He always finds excuses to shirk his responsibilities.

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Nǐ你
bié别
xiǎng想
yòng用
yī一
gè个
lǐ理
yóu由
táng搪
sè塞
wǒ我
 。

Don't think you can fob me off with just one excuse.