推辞

Traditional (Taiwan): 推辭

tuīcí ㄊㄨㄟ ㄘˊ

    • to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 推却 tuīquè
    • 推却责任 shirk responsibility
    • 再三推却 decline repeatedly
  • 推托 tuītuō
    • 推托之词 words of excuse
    • 借口推托 decline on a pretext
  • 推脱 tuītuō
    • 推脱干系 shake off involvement
    • 几番推脱 decline several times

Antonyms 反义词

  • 接受 jiēshòu
    • 接受礼物 accept a gift
    • 坦然接受 accept calmly
  • 答应 dāying
    • 答应出席 agree to attend
    • 勉强答应 agree reluctantly

Telling them apart

推辞 means a direct, polite refusal, typically of an appointment or invitation. 推托 means refusing by making excuses, usually about something someone asks you to do. 推脱 stresses pushing something off and getting free of it, such as blame or responsibility.

Words that sound like tuīcí

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