半推半就 bàn tuī bàn jiù

pretend to resist but secretly accept

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 73606th word

Definitions

  1. 1. half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance

Characters

Character Meaning
半 bàn HSK 3
half; (after a number) and a half; semi-
推 tuī HSK 4
to push; to push forward; to put off
半 bàn HSK 3
half; (after a number) and a half; semi-
就 jiù HSK 2
at once; right away; as soon as