推托
tuī tuō
Pinyin

Definition

推托
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tuī tuō
  1. to make excuses
  2. to give an excuse (for not doing something)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

推荐
tuī jiàn
  1. 1 to recommend
  2. 2 recommendation
信托
xìn tuō
  1. 1 to entrust
  2. 2 trust bond (finance)
委托
wěi tuō
  1. 1 to entrust
  2. 2 to trust
  3. 3 to commission
寄托
jì tuō
  1. 1 to entrust (to sb)
  2. 2 to place (one's hope, energy etc) in
  3. 3 a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc)
托
tuō
  1. 1 prop
  2. 2 support (for weight)
  3. 3 rest (e.g. arm rest)
  4. 4 thanks to
  5. 5 to hold in one's hand
  6. 6 to support in one's palm
  7. 7 to give
  8. 8 to base
  9. 9 to commit
  10. 10 to set
  11. 11 torr (unit of pressure)
托付
tuō fù
  1. 1 to entrust
托福
Tuō fú
  1. 1 TOEFL
  2. 2 Test of English as a Foreign Language
托运
tuō yùn
  1. 1 to consign (goods)
  2. 2 to check through (baggage)
拜托
bài tuō
  1. 1 to request sb to do sth
  2. 2 please!
推
tuī
  1. 1 to push
  2. 2 to cut
  3. 3 to refuse
  4. 4 to reject
  5. 5 to decline
  6. 6 to shirk (responsibility)
  7. 7 to put off
  8. 8 to delay
  9. 9 to push forward
  10. 10 to nominate
  11. 11 to elect
  12. 12 massage
推介
tuī jiè
  1. 1 promotion
  2. 2 to promote
  3. 3 to introduce and recommend
推倒
tuī dǎo
  1. 1 to push over
  2. 2 to overthrow
推出
tuī chū
  1. 1 to push out
  2. 2 to release
  3. 3 to launch
  4. 4 to publish
  5. 5 to recommend
推动
tuī dòng
  1. 1 to push (for acceptance of a plan)
  2. 2 to push forward
  3. 3 to promote
  4. 4 to actuate
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
推卸
tuī xiè
  1. 1 to avoid (esp. responsibility)
  2. 2 to shift (the blame)
  3. 3 to pass the buck
推导
tuī dǎo
  1. 1 derivation
  2. 2 to deduce
推崇
tuī chóng
  1. 1 to esteem
  2. 2 to think highly of
  3. 3 to accord importance to
  4. 4 to revere
推广
tuī guǎng
  1. 1 to extend
  2. 2 to spread
  3. 3 to popularize
  4. 4 generalization
  5. 5 promotion (of a product etc)
推特
Tuī tè
  1. 1 Twitter (microblogging service)
推理
tuī lǐ
  1. 1 reasoning
  2. 2 inference
  3. 3 to infer
  4. 4 to deduce

Idioms (13)

互相推诿
hù xiāng tuī wěi
  1. 1 mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
  2. 2 passing the buck to and fro
  3. 3 each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
半推半就
bàn tuī bàn jiù
  1. 1 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
托足无门
tuō zú wú mén
  1. 1 to be unable to find a place to stay (idiom)
推来推去
tuī lái tuī qù
  1. 1 (idiom) to rudely push and pull others
  2. 2 (idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others
推心置腹
tuī xīn zhì fù
  1. 1 to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence
  2. 2 to trust completely
  3. 3 to confide in sb with entire sincerity
推波助澜
tuī bō zhù lán
  1. 1 to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
  2. 2 to encourage sth to get bigger
  3. 3 to add fuel to the fire
推贤让能
tuī xián ràng néng
  1. 1 to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
  2. 2 to go beyond old ideas
  3. 3 advancing all the time
推陈出新
tuī chén chū xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
  1. 1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
沙盘推演
shā pán tuī yǎn
  1. 1 to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
  2. 2 to rehearse a planned action or activity
  3. 3 to conduct a dry run
烘云托月
hōng yún tuō yuè
  1. 1 lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
  2. 2 a contrasting character to a main hero
长江后浪推前浪
Cháng Jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng
  1. 1 lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the new is constantly replacing the old
  3. 3 each new generation excels the previous
  4. 4 (of things) to be constantly evolving

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