Definition

Examples

• 他找了一个托词不去开会。
  Tā zhǎo le yí ge tuō cí bú qù kāihuì.
  He found a pretext not to go to the meeting.
• 这些托词听起来很勉强。
  Zhèxiē tuō cí tīng qǐlai hěn miǎnqiǎng.
  These excuses sound very forced.
• 不要用托词来逃避责任。
  Bú yào yòng tuō cí lái táobì zérèn.
  Don't use pretexts to evade responsibility.