推卸 (tuī xiè) — to shirk (responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
Definition
推卸 specifically means shirking responsibility or shifting blame onto others — used with 责任 or 过错, more formal than the colloquial 偷懒 ('slacking off').
verb
to shirk (responsibility)to shift (the blame)to pass the buck
Examples
- 推卸。Tā zǒng xiǎng bǎ zé rèn tuī xiè gěi bié rén.He always wants to shift responsibility to others.
- ，推卸。Zuò wéi lǐng dǎo, nǐ bù néng tuī xiè zì jǐ de zé rèn.As a leader, you cannot shirk your own responsibility.
- 推卸，。Yù dào wèn tí jiù tuī xiè, zhè bú shì hǎo xí guàn.Shifting blame when encountering problems is not a good habit.
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