shirk; evade; unload
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to shirk; to evade; to shift (responsibility onto others)
Typically used with abstract nouns like 责任 or 罪责, indicating an attempt to avoid blame, duty, or consequences. Slightly more formal than 推卸.
Tā他
xiǎng想
fāng方
shè设
fǎ法
tuō脱
xiè卸
zuì罪
zé责
。
He tried every means to shirk responsibility for the crime.
Nǐ你
bù不
néng能
zǒng总
shì是
bǎ把
cuò错
wù误
tuō脱
xiè卸
gěi给
bié别
rén人
。
You can't always shift your mistakes onto others.
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Miàn面
duì对
shī失
bài败
，
tā他
cóng从
bù不
tuō脱
xiè卸
zé责
rèn任
。
In the face of failure, he never evades responsibility.
Zhè这
fèn份
hé合
tóng同
ràng让
tā他
wú无
fǎ法
tuō脱
xiè卸
fǎ法
lǜ律
yì义
wù务
。
This contract makes it impossible for him to unload his legal obligations.