搪塞 (táng sāi) — to put off; to fob off; to do something perfunc…

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

，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.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

搪tángpush aside

搪 (push aside) and 塞 (block) combine: push aside and block to evade or muddle through.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

塞 combines 宀 (house), 工 (two items), and 廾 (two hands), showing hands stuffing items into a house.

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