推卸 tuīxiè to avoid (especially responsibility)
to avoid (especially responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
How to remember 推卸: 推 push + 卸 to unload = to avoid (especially responsibility).
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How it is used
- To shirk, pass the buck - almost always with 责任 - 推卸责任 (tuīxiè zérèn) dodge responsibility.
- Negative. You don't 推卸 a task; you 推卸 the blame or duty you should be carrying.