evade; shirk
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to shirk; to evade; to avoid taking responsibility
neutralStrongly negative connotation; implies avoiding duties or blame that one rightfully should bear. Most commonly used in phrases like 推卸责任.
Gōng公
sī司
chū出
le了
shì事
，
jīng经
lǐ理
què却
shì试
tú图
tuī推
xiè卸
zé责
rèn任
。
When the company had a problem, the manager tried to shirk responsibility.
Tā他
cóng从
bù不
tuī推
xiè卸
zì自
jǐ己
de的
yì义
wù务
。
He never shirks his own obligations.
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Miàn面
duì对
cuò错
wù误
，
xuǎn选
zé择
tuī推
xiè卸
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
nuò懦
ruò弱
de的
biǎo表
xiàn现
。
Choosing to evade responsibility when faced with a mistake is a sign of cowardice.