推三推四 — “To make various excuses”
推三推四 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make various excuses”. To shirk responsibility by giving pretexts.
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推三推四 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 推tuī
- 三sān
- 推tuī
- 四sì
推三推四 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 推三推四
面对困难的任务，他总是推三推四，不愿意积极参与。
When faced with challenging tasks, he always makes various excuses and is unwilling to actively participate.
Idioms Related to 推三推四
Synonyms of 推三推四
More idioms starting with 推
- tuī推sān三dàng宕sì四shirk and procrastinate repeatedly
- tuī推sān三lā拉sì四make excuses to shirk responsibility
- tuī推sān三āi挨sì四make excuses and procrastinate
- tuī推dōng东zhǔ主xī西make excuses and shirk responsibility
- tuī推zhī之sì四hǎi海ér而jiē皆zhǔn准universally applicable truth
- tuī推wáng亡gù固cún存eliminate the failing, consolidate the thriving
- tuī推tiān天qiǎng抢dì地pushing and shoving chaotically
- tuī推zōng宗míng明běn本deduce principles, clarify origin
- tuī推chóng崇bèi备zhì至praise highly and profusely
- tuī推jǐ己jí及rén人put oneself in others' shoes
- tuī推jǐ己jí及wù物empathize with others
Questions about 推三推四
- What does 推三推四 mean?
- 推三推四 (tuī sān tuī sì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make various excuses”.
- How do you pronounce 推三推四?
- 推三推四 is pronounced tuī sān tuī sì in Mandarin Chinese.
- What is the Chinese definition of 推三推四?
- 找各种借口推托。同“推三阻四”。