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拒绝

jùjué

to refuse

A person refusing an offered cup
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Characters in this word

拒 jù

Strokes
7
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 巨 large, huge, gigantic
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 拒

绝 jué

Strokes
9
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 色 color, tint, hue, shade
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 绝

Example phrases

  • 我拒绝了他。 Wǒ jù jué le tā. I refused him.
  • 她拒绝回答。 Tā jù jué huí dá. She refuses to answer.
  • 不要拒绝我。 Bú yào jù jué wǒ. Do not reject me.

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