wěi
诿
shift blame; shirk responsibility
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to shift (blame, responsibility); to shirk; to evade
formalFormal written usage. Typically appears in compound words like 推诿 or 诿过. Often implies passing responsibility to others.
Chū出
le了
wèn问
tí题
hòu后
，
gè各
bù部
mén门
hù互
xiāng相
tuī推
wěi诿
。
After the problem arose, various departments kept passing the buck to each other.
Tā他
cóng从
bù不
wěi诿
guò过
yú于
rén人
，
zǒng总
shì是
yǒng勇
yú于
chéng承
dān担
zé责
rèn任
。
He never shifts blame onto others, always having the courage to take responsibility.
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Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
xiě写
de得
tuī推
wěi诿
zé责
rèn任
，
quē缺
fá乏
chéng诚
yì意
。
This report is evasive about responsibility and lacks sincerity.