推辞
Old HSK 5
推辞 (tuīcí) · to decline (an offer or invitation)
推辞 (tuīcí) means “to decline (an offer or invitation)”. It is written with 2 characters: 推 (to push) + 辞 (words). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 推辞 is built
The characters
推 tuī · to push
What 推 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 隹 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
辞 cí · words
What 辞 is made of
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 立lì — to stand
Example sentences
他推辞了我们的邀请。Tā tuīcí le wǒmen de yāoqǐng.He declined our invitation.
这是大家的心意，你就别推辞了。Zhèshì dàjiā de xīnyì, nǐ jiù bié tuīcí le.This is a gift from everyone, please don't refuse it.
Questions about 推辞
What does 推辞 mean?
推辞 (tuīcí) means “to decline (an offer or invitation)”.
How do you pronounce 推辞?
推辞 is pronounced tuīcí.
Which HSK level is 推辞?
推辞 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 推动tuīdòngto push forward
- 推广tuīguǎngto promote
- 推进tuījìnto push forward
- 推开tuīkāito push open
- 推迟tuīchíto postpone
- 推销tuīxiāoto sell
- 推荐tuījiànto recommend
- 推测tuīcèto guess
- 推翻tuīfānto overthrow
- 推理tuīlǐreasoning
Learn 推辞 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 96: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.