拒绝

拒絕

jùjué

verb HSK 5 #1,045

Meanings

1 to refuse; to decline; to reject

Characters

to resist; to refuse

to cut off; absolutely

To resist and cut off — a firm refusal.

Examples

他拒绝了我的邀请。

Tā jùjué le wǒ de yāoqǐng.

He declined my invitation.

我没办法拒绝她。

Wǒ méi bànfǎ jùjué tā.

I can't bring myself to refuse her.

公司拒绝了他的申请。

Gōngsī jùjué le tā de shēnqǐng.

The company rejected his application.

请不要拒绝我的好意。

Qǐng bùyào jùjué wǒ de hǎoyì.

Please don't refuse my kind gesture.

Tips

culture

In Chinese culture, directly saying 拒绝 can feel very blunt. People often soften refusals with phrases like 不好意思 (sorry), 下次吧 (next time), or 我考虑一下 (let me think about it) instead of outright refusing.

Stroke Order

拒 jù

绝 jué