拒绝

jùjué

verb★Beginner💡 to refuse

general

To refuse or reject something or someone, often politely or firmly.

她拒绝了这份工作。

She refused the job offer.

公司拒绝了他的申请。

The company rejected his application.

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Can be used in both formal and informal contexts, depending on the tone.

Collocations

拒绝接受to refuse to accept拒绝回答to refuse to answer拒绝承认to refuse to admit

to keep someone at arm's length

In formal contexts, you can soften '拒绝' by adding '很抱歉' (I'm sorry) or '非常抱歉' (I'm very sorry).

In formal contexts, use '拒绝' with polite phrases. In informal contexts, it can be used directly.

From 拒 (refuse) + 绝 (to cut off or end). The combination implies a firm refusal.

Can be used in both formal and informal contexts. In formal settings, it may be softened with polite language.

拒

to refuse

root

绝

to cut off or end

root

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