(jù jué) - to refuse, to reject in Mandarin
jùjuéTraditional: 拒绝
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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
拒
绝
Examples
。
He refused my request.
貌。
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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