make excuses; find a way
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to make excuses; to find a pretext (to leave)
dialectOften used when someone wants to leave a situation but doesn't want to be rude. Common in Beijing dialect.
Wǒ我
shí实
zài在
zuò坐
bù不
zhù住
le了
，
yú于
shì是
zhǎo找
zhé辙
lí离
qù去
。
I really couldn't sit any longer, so I made an excuse and left.
Tā他
kàn看
dà大
jiā家
liáo聊
de得
gān尴
gà尬
，
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
zhǎo找
zhé辙
liū溜
le了
。
Seeing that the conversation was getting awkward, he quickly found an excuse to slip away.
verb
to seek solutions; to find a way; to look for connections
dialectUsed when trying to solve a problem or find resources, often through personal connections or creative means.
Chǎng厂
lǐ里
tíng停
gōng工
dài待
liào料
，
lǐng领
dǎo导
dōu都
máng忙
zhe着
zhǎo找
zhé辙
ne呢
。
The factory has stopped work waiting for materials, and the leaders are all busy trying to find a solution.
Zhè这
shì事
děi得
zhǎo找
rén人
zhǎo找
zhé辙
，
guāng光
děng等
bù不
xíng行
。
This matter requires finding people and connections; just waiting won't work.