Chinese Word: 拒 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

拒HSK 4

Pinyin: jù

English Definition: to resist; to repel; to refuse

Chinese Definition:
①抵挡，抵抗：拒守。拒敌。抗拒。
②不接受：拒绝。拒谏(拒绝劝谏)。来者不拒。
③古同“矩”，方阵。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:巨 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 栢怛担柜炬钜相矩距

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拒绝HSK 4	jù jué	to refuse; to decline; to reject
抗拒	kàng jù	to resist; to defy; to oppose
拒之门外	jù zhī mén wài	to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
拒收	jù shōu	to reject; to refuse to accept
拒付	jù fù	to refuse to accept a payment; to refuse to pay; to stop (a check or payment)

1		lǎo bǎn 老板 jù jué 拒绝 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 tí yì 提议。 The boss rejected my proposal.
2		tā men 他们 jù jué 拒绝 le 了 wǒ 我 rù xué 入学 shēn qǐng 申请。 They rejected my application for admission.
3		wǒ 我 bù hǎo yì si 不好意思 jù jué 拒绝 tā 他 de 的 yāo qǐng 邀请。 I feel embarrassed to turn down his invitation.
4		suī rán 虽然 yǐ jīng 已经 hěn 很 wǎn 晚 le 了， tā 他 hái shi 还是 jù jué 拒绝 lí kāi 离开。 He refused to leave, even though it was late.
5		tā 他 xiān 先 jù jué 拒绝 le 了 yāo qǐng 邀请， dàn 但 hòu lái 后来 hái shi 还是 qù 去 le 了。 He initially declined the invitation, but later decided to go.

1		lǎo bǎn 老板 jù jué 拒绝 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 tí yì 提议。 The boss rejected my proposal.
2		tā men 他们 jù jué 拒绝 le 了 wǒ 我 rù xué 入学 shēn qǐng 申请。 They rejected my application for admission.
3		wǒ 我 bù hǎo yì si 不好意思 jù jué 拒绝 tā 他 de 的 yāo qǐng 邀请。 I feel embarrassed to turn down his invitation.
4		suī rán 虽然 yǐ jīng 已经 hěn 很 wǎn 晚 le 了， tā 他 hái shi 还是 jù jué 拒绝 lí kāi 离开。 He refused to leave, even though it was late.
5		tā 他 xiān 先 jù jué 拒绝 le 了 yāo qǐng 邀请， dàn 但 hòu lái 后来 hái shi 还是 qù 去 le 了。 He initially declined the invitation, but later decided to go.