created sense approved 找辙/找轍 · zhǎozhé · to find a pretext — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
找辙 / 找轍
zhǎozhé
to find a pretext
to look for an excuse or justification, often to cover up a mistake; to seek a way out or a solution
找, 辙
找 (literal) → 找 · zhǎo · to look for 辙 (literal) → 辙/轍 · zhé · way
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition