shirk responsibility; evade; decline
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to shirk (responsibility or duty); to evade; to shift blame onto others
literaryLiterary term indicating the act of avoiding responsibility or declining obligations, often with a negative connotation of evasiveness.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
wěi诿
xiè谢
zé责
rèn任
，
cóng从
bù不
kěn肯
chéng承
rèn认
zì自
jǐ己
de的
cuò错
wù误
。
He always shirks responsibility and never admits his mistakes.
Miàn面
duì对
kùn困
nán难
，
tā他
cóng从
bù不
wěi诿
xiè谢
，
zǒng总
shì是
yǒng勇
yú于
chéng承
dān担
。
Facing difficulties, he never evades them, but always dares to take responsibility.
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Wěi诿
xiè谢
táng搪
sè塞
，
zhōng终
fēi非
cháng长
jiǔ久
zhī之
jì计
。
Shirking and prevarication are not long-term solutions after all.