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Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「推三推四」 and how it’s used.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「推三推四」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Find all kinds of excuses to shirk. Same as “push three and block four”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tuī sān tuī sì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

teui1 saam1 teui1 sei3

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.