拒绝
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
拒绝 (jùjué) · to refuse
拒绝 (jùjué) means “to refuse; to decline; to reject”. It is written with 2 characters: 拒 (to defend) + 绝 (to cut). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 拒绝 is built
The characters
拒 jù · to defend
What 拒 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 巨jù — large
- 匚fāng — box
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 匚fāng — box
绝 jué · to cut
What 绝 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 色sè — color
- ⺈ — top shape
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 色 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他拒绝了我的邀请。Tā jùjué le wǒ de yāoqǐng.He declined my invitation.
你为什么拒绝他？Nǐ wèishénme jùjué tā?Why did you turn him down?
Questions about 拒绝
What does 拒绝 mean?
拒绝 (jùjué) means “to refuse; to decline; to reject”.
How do you pronounce 拒绝?
拒绝 is pronounced jùjué.
Which HSK level is 拒绝?
拒绝 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 绝对juéduìabsolutely
- 杜绝dùjuéto put an end to
- 断绝duànjuéto cut off
- 绝望juéwàngto despair
- 空前绝后kōngqiánjuéhòuunprecedented and unrepeatable
- 络绎不绝luòyìbùjuéin an endless stream
- 滔滔不绝tāotāobùjuéto talk on and on
- 谢绝xièjuéto decline politely
Learn 拒绝 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.