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推卸

tuī xiè

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

推卸 (tuī xiè) means "to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 推卸 means

1. to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck

The characters in 推卸

• 推tuīto push; to cut; to refuse
• 卸xièto unload; to remove; to detach; to get rid of

Example sentences

• 有人说，玛丽·安托瓦内特对法国大革命有着不可推卸的责任。
  Yǒurén shuō, Mǎlì · ān tuō wǎ nèi tè duì Fǎguó Dàgémìng yǒuzhe bù kě tuīxiè de zérèn.
  They say that Marie Antoinette was responsible for the French Revolution.

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