Chinese word dictionary

互相推诿

hù xiāng tuī wěi · mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other; passing the buck to and fro; each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other

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Simplified互相推诿

Traditional互相推諉

Pinyinhù xiāng tuī wěi

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

互hù

mutually, reciprocally

相xiāng

mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other

推tuī

to push; to expel; to drive; to decline

诿wěi

to shirk, to pass the buck, to make excuses

How to learn 互相推诿

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