Chinese word

拒接

Pronunciation

Pinyinjù jiē

Meaning

  • verbreject a call

Example

她看到陌生号码就拒接。tā kàn dào mò shēng hào mǎ jiù jù jiē

When she sees an unfamiliar number, she rejects the call.

Illustration for 拒接 (reject a call)

More examples

手机设置了自动拒接陌生来电的功能。shǒu jī shè zhì le zì dòng jù jiē mò shēng lái diàn de gōng néng

The phone is set to automatically reject calls from unknown numbers.

Core concept

A phone stops an incoming caller at the point where a connection would begin.

Common phrases

  • 拒接电话jù jiē diàn huà

    reject a call

  • 拒接来电jù jiē lái diàn

    reject an incoming call

Similar words

不接bù jiē: Not answering an incoming call, whether by choice or by accident.
拒绝接听jù jué jiē tīng: Explicitly refusing to answer an incoming call from someone.
忽略电话hū lüè diàn huà: Deliberately ignoring an incoming call instead of responding to it.

Definition in Chinese

拒绝接听来电，不与对方建立通话。jù jué jiē tīng lái diàn bù yǔ duì fāng jiàn lì tōng huà

Word origin

拒 (jù, "refuse") and 接 (jiē, "receive") combine to show refusal at the receiving stage, before a conversation starts.

Usage tips

  • A missed call can be accidental, whereas this word presents the unanswered call as a deliberate phone action.

Other meanings

  • call blockingnoun

Opposites

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