推三宕四 — “To repeatedly shirk responsibility, procrastinate, and delay action”
推三宕四 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to repeatedly shirk responsibility, procrastinate, and delay action”. To make excuses and put off tasks. Literally, “Push three and delay four”.
Frequency
推三宕四 Pronunciation and Pinyin
推三宕四 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 推三宕四
这项任务很重要，请大家不要推三宕四，务必按时完成。
This task is very important; please do not procrastinate and delay, but be sure to complete it on time.
Idioms Related to 推三宕四
Synonyms of 推三宕四
More idioms starting with 推
- tuī推sān三lā拉sì四make excuses to shirk responsibility
- tuī推sān三tuī推sì四make excuses and shirk responsibility
- tuī推sān三zǔ阻sì四make excuses to shirk responsibility
- 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
Recommended tools
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →Questions about 推三宕四
What does 推三宕四 mean?
推三宕四 (tuī sān dàng sì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to repeatedly shirk responsibility, procrastinate, and delay action”.
How do you pronounce 推三宕四?
推三宕四 is pronounced tuī sān dàng sì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 推三宕四 literally mean?
Literally, 推三宕四 means “Push three and delay four”. It is used to mean “to repeatedly shirk responsibility, procrastinate, and delay action”.
What is the Chinese definition of 推三宕四?
推：推诿；宕：拖延。形容一再推诿拖延