Chinese word dictionary

拒绝

jùjué · to refuse; to decline; to reject

Practice word

Word information

Simplified拒绝

Traditional拒絕

Pinyinjùjué

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

拒jù

to defend, to ward off; to refuse

绝jué

to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate

How to learn 拒绝

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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断绝duànjué

to sever; to break off

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