搪塞 (táng sāi) — to put off; to fob off; to do something perfunctorily or evasively
Definition
搪塞 (tángsè) means to stall or brush someone off with excuses or perfunctory answers — dodging rather than addressing the issue.
verb
to put offto fob offto do something perfunctorily or evasively
Examples
- ，搪塞。Tā cóng lái bú rèn zhēn gōng zuò, zǒng shì yòng gè zhǒng lǐ yóu táng sāi shàng jí.He never works seriously, always fobbing off his superiors with various excuses.
- 搪塞，。Nǐ bié xiǎng táng sāi wǒ, zhè jiàn shì nǐ bì xū shuō qīng chǔ.Don't try to fob me off—you must explain this matter clearly.
- 搪塞，。Tā táng sāi le jǐ jù jiù zǒu le, gēn běn méi jiě jué rèn hé wèn tí.He mumbled a few perfunctory words and left, without solving any problems at all.
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