Chinese word

拒绝

Pronunciation

Pinyinjù jué

Meaning

  • verbrefuse

Example

他拒绝了我们的邀请。tā jù jué le wǒ men de yāo qǐng

He refused our invitation.

Illustration for 拒绝 (refuse)

More examples

他因原则问题拒绝签署协议。tā yīn yuán zé wèn tí jù jué qiān shǔ xié yì

He refused to sign the agreement on principle.

Core concept

An offered choice meets a firm barrier rather than receiving agreement or acceptance.

Common phrases

  • 拒绝邀请jù jué yāo qǐng

    refuse an invitation

  • 拒绝合作jù jué hé zuò

    refuse cooperation

  • 拒绝建议jù jué jiàn yì

    reject a suggestion

Similar words

回绝huí jué: Turning down someone's offer or request on the spot.
谢绝xiè jué: Politely declining an invitation or kind offer.
推辞tuī cí: Declining an offer or responsibility out of modesty.
否决fǒu jué: Officially rejecting a proposal or bill.

Definition in Chinese

表示不同意或不接受对方的请求、建议或要求。biǎo shì bù tóng yì huò bù jiē shòu duì fāng de qǐng qiú jiàn yì huò yāo qiú

Word origin

拒 (jù, "refuse") + 绝 (jué, "cut off") forms a verb for stopping an offer or request instead of accepting it.

Usage tips

  • The object commonly follows the verb directly, so Chinese places the invitation, request, or proposal after it without needing a preposition.

Other meanings

  • rejectverb
  • declineverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 拒绝信jù jué xìnrejection letternoun
  • 拒绝权jù jué quánright to refusenoun

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