How to Say ‘He shouldn't find it easy to refuse.’ in Simplified Chinese
他应该不好推。
tā yīng gāi bù hǎo tuī
[tā yīnggāi bù hǎo tuī]
💬 Usage Tip: 应该 here means "probably", not "should" in the sense of duty. 推 literally "push" is short for 推辞 "decline".
Phrase Breakdown
他应该
tā yīng gāi
he probably
应该 here expresses likelihood: 'probably / should'.
他应该到了。
He has probably arrived.
Words in this phrase
他
tā
[tā]
he
Third-person pronoun for a male.
他在家。
He is at home.
应该
yīng gāi
[yīnggāi]
probably; should (likely)
Expresses likelihood or expectation.
他应该到家了。
He should be home by now.
不好推。
bù hǎo tuī
won't easily refuse
不好 + verb means 'hard to do'. 推 here means 'to decline or turn down'.
这事不好推。
This is hard to turn down.
Words in this phrase
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to form the negative of verbs.
他不想参与。
He does not want to participate.
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
easy to
Before a verb, means easy to do.
这个问题不好回答。
This question is not easy to answer.
推
tuī
[tuī]
to decline; to refuse
To turn down or push away a request.
这个邀请我推不掉。
I can't turn down this invitation.
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