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托词
tuō cí
Pinyin
Definition
托词
-
tuō cí
to make an excuse
pretext
excuse
Character Decomposition
托
扌
㇒
乚
一
词
讠
㇆
一
口
Related Words
(20)
单词
dān cí
1
word
2
CL:個|个[gè]
寄托
jì tuō
1
to entrust (to sb)
2
to place (one's hope, energy etc) in
3
a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc)
拜托
bài tuō
1
to request sb to do sth
2
please!
歌词
gē cí
1
song lyric
2
lyrics
台词
tái cí
1
an actor's lines
2
dialogue
3
Taiwanese word
托
tuō
1
to trust
2
to entrust
3
to be entrusted with
4
to act as trustee
词
cí
1
word
2
statement
3
speech
4
lyrics
5
CL:組|组[zǔ],個|个[gè]
6
a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Sòng cháo]
7
CL:首[shǒu]
关键词
guān jiàn cí
1
keyword
代名词
dài míng cí
1
pronoun
2
synonym
3
byword
供词
gòng cí
1
confession
2
statement
3
Taiwan pr. [gōng cí]
依托
yī tuō
1
to rely on
2
to depend on
3
support
信托
xìn tuō
1
to entrust
2
trust bond (finance)
动词
dòng cí
1
verb
反义词
fǎn yì cí
1
antonym
同义词
tóng yì cí
1
synonym
名词
míng cí
1
noun
嘱托
zhǔ tuō
1
to entrust a task to sb else
填词
tián cí
1
to compose a poem (to a given tune)
委托
wěi tuō
1
to entrust
2
to trust
3
to commission
强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ
1
to twist words and force logic (idiom)
2
sophistry
3
loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
4
shoving false arguments down people's throats
Idioms
(14)
不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
1
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
包揽词讼
bāo lǎn cí sòng
1
to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
各执一词
gè zhí yī cí
1
each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
含糊其词
hán hú qí cí
1
to equivocate
2
to talk evasively (idiom)
强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ
1
to twist words and force logic (idiom)
2
sophistry
3
loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
4
shoving false arguments down people's throats
拙于言词
zhuō yú yán cí
1
to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
振振有词
zhèn zhèn yǒu cí
1
to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions
支吾其词
zhī wú qí cí
1
(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
2
evasive
理屈词穷
lǐ qū cí qióng
1
faulty argument and poor rhetoric (idiom); unable to put forward any convincing arguments
2
without a leg to stand on
砌词捏控
qì cí niē kòng
1
to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence (idiom)
色厉词严
sè lì cí yán
1
severe in both looks and speech (idiom)
词人墨客
cí rén mò kè
1
sb of literary abilities (idiom)
词约指明
cí yuē zhǐ míng
1
concise but unambiguous (idiom)
闪烁其词
shǎn shuò qí cí
1
to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush
Sample Sentences