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to shirk

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

tui1xie4 tuīxiè

Meaning


Primary

to shirk

Alternatives

shirk, shirks, shirking, shirked

Mnemonic


推卸 To shirk is 推 to push an obligation away from you in order 卸 to unload the responsibility from your shoulders.

Usage


他 總是 想 推卸 自己 的 責任。

He always tries to shirk his responsibilities.

我們 不能 推卸 工作 上 的 任務。

We cannot shirk our tasks at work.

推卸 責任 是 一 種 不 負責任 的 行為。

Shirking responsibility is an irresponsible behavior.