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互相推诿
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互相推诿

互相推诿 — “To shirk responsibility, each blaming the other”

互相推诿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shirk responsibility, each blaming the other”. To pass the buck back and forth. Literally, “Mutually shirk responsibility”.

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互相推诿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

互相推诿 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
互
hù4mutually, each other
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
推
tuī11push, promote, infer, postpone
诿
wěi10shirk or shift responsibility

Example Sentence with 互相推诿

在团队项目中,大家都不愿意主动承担最难的部分,结果任务互相推诿,导致进度缓慢。
In the team project, everyone was reluctant to take on the most challenging part, leading to them passing the buck back and forth and slowing down progress.

Idioms Related to 互相推诿

Synonyms of 互相推诿

  • hù互xiāng相tuī推tuō托shirk responsibility; pass the buck

More idioms starting with 互

  • hù互bù不xiāng相róng容mutually incompatible
  • hù互wéi为yīn因guǒ果mutually cause and effect
  • hù互wéi为biāo标bǎng榜mutually flatter or extol each other
  • hù互wéi为biǎo表lǐ里mutually dependent and complementary
  • hù互bō剥tòng痛chuāng疮Mutually expose painful secrets
  • hù互xiāng相biāo标bǎng榜mutually glorify or flatter
  • hù互xiāng相cán残shā杀to kill each other
  • hù互tōng通yǒu有wú无exchange to supply each other's needs

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Questions about 互相推诿

What does 互相推诿 mean?

互相推诿 (hù xiāng tuī wěi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shirk responsibility, each blaming the other”.

How do you pronounce 互相推诿?

互相推诿 is pronounced hù xiāng tuī wěi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 互相推诿 literally mean?

Literally, 互相推诿 means “Mutually shirk responsibility”. It is used to mean “to shirk responsibility, each blaming the other”.

What is the Chinese definition of 互相推诿?

诿:也作“委”,推辞;推诿:把责任推给别人。彼此之间互相推托,谁也不愿承担责任。

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