Chinese word dictionary

借词推搪

jiè cí tuī táng · to make a lot of excuses

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Simplified借词推搪

Traditional藉詞推搪

Pinyinjiè cí tuī táng

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Character breakdown

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

借jiè

to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext

词cí

phrase, expression; words, speech

推tuī

to push; to expel; to drive; to decline

搪táng

to parry, to block; to ward off, to evade

How to learn 借词推搪

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词cí

old variant of 詞|词[ci2]; word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4 chao2] (CL:首[shou3])

词典cídiǎn

dictionary; also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]; CL:部[bu4],本[ben3]

借jiè

to borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with; variant of 借[jie4]

词语cíyǔ

word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression

推tuī

to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage

推迟tuīchí

to postpone; to put off; to defer