拒
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jù · to defend, to ward off

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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 拒

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jùWords pronounced jù
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Example sentences

Notice where 拒 sits in each complete thought.

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

He rejected our offer.

Source: Tatoeba #1517755 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì bù kě kàng jù de.你是不可抗拒的。

You are irresistible.

Source: Tatoeba #502762 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jù jué le wǒ jiā hǎo yǒu de qǐng qiú.他拒绝了我加好友的请求。

He refused my friend request.

Source: Tatoeba #8463553 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jù jué le tā de zhuī qiú.他拒绝了她的追求。

He rejected her advances.

Source: Tatoeba #8688123 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de jiàn yì hǎo xiàng bèi jù jué le.她的建议好像被拒绝了。

Her suggestion seems to have been turned down.

Source: Tatoeba #9962311 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yīnggāi zhí jiē jù jué tā de yāoqiú.你应该直接拒绝他的要求。

You should have refused his request flatly.

Source: Tatoeba #3068630 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 拒 in context

  1. Say jù, then recall the core meaning: to defend, to ward off.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 拒绝 (jù jué), meaning “to refuse”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 拒 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.