谢 xiè
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 射 to shoot, to eject, to emit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
谢绝
xièjué
to politely decline; to refuse
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 为避免利益冲突，评审委员会谢绝了所有参赛单位的宴请。 Wèi bìmiǎn lìyì chōngtū, píngshěn wěiyuánhuì xièjué le suǒyǒu cānsài dānwèi de yànqǐng. To avoid conflicts of interest, the judging committee declined all banquet invitations from participating organisations.
- 博物馆谢绝游客在展厅内拍照。 Bówùguǎn xièjué yóukè zài zhǎntīng nèi pāizhào. The museum politely declines visitors' requests to photograph inside the exhibition halls.
- 她委婉地谢绝了朋友的生日聚会邀请。 Tā wěiwǎn de xièjué le péngyou de shēngrì jùhuì yāoqǐng. She tactfully declined her friend's invitation to the birthday party.
Related words
- 谢谢 xièxie thank you, thanks
- 感谢 gǎnxiè to thank
- 凋谢 diāoxiè to wither; to fade
- 新陈代谢 xīnchéndàixiè metabolism; renewal and replacement
- 绝对 juéduì absolutely
- 拒绝 jùjué to refuse
- 绝望 juéwàng despair
- 杜绝 dùjué to put an end to; to prevent entirely
- 断绝 duànjué to cut off; to sever
- 绝 jué absolutely; to cut off; exhausted
- 绝技 juéjì unique skill; consummate skill
- 绝迹 juéjì to disappear; to become extinct