Chinese word dictionary

诿过

wěi guò · to put the blame on sb else

Practice word

Word information

Simplified诿过

Traditional諉過

Pinyinwěi guò

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

诿wěi

to shirk, to pass the buck, to make excuses

过guò

pass; to go across, to pass through

How to learn 诿过

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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过guò

to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-

过来guòlái

to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

过年guònián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

过去guòqù

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by

过去guò qù

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by

过节guòjié

to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)