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(jù jué) - to refuse, to reject in Mandarin

jùjué

Traditional: 拒絕

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Translation

to refuse, to reject

Word origin

拒绝 means to refuse or reject. 拒 (jù) is to resist, with the 扌 'hand' radical and phonetic 巨 (jù). 绝 (jué) means to cut off or sever, with the 纟 'silk' radical, the image being to break a thread.

Origin
compound
Root
拒 (jù, to resist) + 绝 (jué, to sever)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 拒

拒

Stroke order for 绝

绝

Examples

。

He refused my request.

貌mào。

She politely declined.

。

I cannot reject his kindness.

。

He turned down my invitation.

拒绝 (jù jué) means to refuse or to reject.

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This word is part of lesson 20.