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排斥

páichì

to reject; to exclude; to repel

A group turns their backs on a lone person standing apart
Memory picture

Characters in this word

排 pái

Strokes
11
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 非 not, negative, non-
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

斥 chì

Strokes
5
Radical
斤 — axe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 斥

Example phrases

  • 新政策并不排斥民间资本参与公共服务。 Xīn zhèngcè bìng bù páichì mínjiān zīběn cānyù gōnggòng fúwù. The new policy does not exclude private capital from participating in public services.
  • 新同学刚来的时候,有些人排斥他。 Xīn tóngxué gāng lái de shíhou, yǒuxiē rén páichì tā. When the new classmate first arrived, some people shut him out.
  • 他并不排斥尝试新的工作方式。 Tā bìng bù páichì chángshì xīn de gōngzuò fāngshì. He isn't opposed to trying new ways of working.

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