不置可否 (bù zhì kě fǒu) — to decline to comment; to be noncommittal

Definition

Examples

• 记者追问他的看法，他只是不置可否，没有正面回答。
  Jì zhě zhuī wèn tā de kàn fǎ, tā zhǐ shì bù zhì kě fǒu, méi yǒu zhèng miàn huí dá.
  When the reporter pressed him for his opinion, he just hedged and didn't give a direct answer.
• 老板对那个提议不置可否，大家都不清楚他的态度。
  Lǎo bǎn duì nà ge tí yì bù zhì kě fǒu, dà jiā dōu bù qīng chǔ tā de tài dù.
  The boss was noncommittal about that proposal, and no one knew his stance.
• 面对朋友的请求，他不置可否，既没答应也没拒绝。
  Miàn duì péng you de qǐng qiú, tā bù zhì kě fǒu, jì méi dā ying yě méi jù jué.
  Faced with his friend's request, he declined to comment, neither agreeing nor refusing.