Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to resist; to repel; to refuse

Chinese: 抗拒、抵抗。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ju” becomes a different word in each tone. 拒 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 拒绝jù juéto refuse; to decline; to reject
  • 抗拒kàng jùto resist; to defy; to oppose
  • 拒接jù jiēto reject; to refuse to take a call
  • 拒保jù bǎoto refuse to insure; to exclude from insurance coverage
  • 拒马jù mǎcheval de frise (a type of barrier)

Example Sentence

他婉言拒绝了别人的帮助。Tā wǎn yán jù jué le bié ren de bāng zhù.He politely declined other people help.

he婉言wǎn yántactful拒绝jù juéto refusele(completed action)别人bié renother peopledeof帮助bāng zhùassistance