拒绝 (jùjué)

拒绝 means to refuse, reject, or decline a request, offer, or suggestion.

Meanings

[verb] to refuse; to reject; to decline; to turn down

Example Sentences

他拒绝了那家公司的工作邀请。 Tā jùjuéle nà jiā gōngsī de gōngzuò yāoqǐng. He turned down the job offer from that company.

她礼貌地拒绝了他的求婚。 Tā lǐmào de jùjuéle tā de qiúhūn. She politely rejected his marriage proposal.

你有权利拒绝任何让你感到不舒服的要求。 Nǐ yǒu quánlì jùjué rènhé ràng nǐ gǎndào bù shūfu de yāoqiú. You have the right to refuse any request that makes you feel uncomfortable.

会议室已经拒绝了新的预约，因为已经满了。 Huìyìshì yǐjīng jùjuéle xīn de yùyuē, yīnwèi yǐjīng mǎn le. The meeting room has already declined new reservations because it is fully booked.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
拒绝请求	to refuse a request
断然拒绝	to flatly refuse
礼貌拒绝	to politely decline
拒绝诱惑	to resist temptation

Usage Notes

拒绝 is a transitive verb that must be followed by an object. It is stronger and more definitive than 不想 (don't want to) or 不愿意 (unwilling to). The adverb 断然 (flatly/decisively) is often combined with 拒绝 to emphasize a firm refusal. 拒绝诱惑 (to resist temptation) is a common idiomatic phrase.

Memory Hook

拒 means "to resist/ward off" and 绝 means "absolutely/to cut off" -- 拒绝 is absolutely cutting off and resisting something, i.e., to refuse completely.