to resist

to repel; to refuse

hand (扌) + [sound: jù] (巨) = to resist or refuse

The hand radical anchors the physical act of pushing away or blocking. 巨 mainly contributes the sound jù and does not carry the 'refuse' meaning.

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绝了他的邀请。

tā jùjué le tā de yāoqǐng。

She refused his invitation.

他们决定绝接受那些条件。

tāmen juédìng jùjué jiēshòu nàxiē tiáojiàn。

They decided to refuse to accept those terms.

Words with 拒

遭拒

zāo jù

to meet with a refusal (e.g. visa)

不可抗拒

bù kě kàng jù

act of God

来者不拒

lái zhě bù jù

to refuse nobody (idiom)

前门拒虎,后门进狼

qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng

to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

十动然拒

shí dòng rán jù

to reject sb after being deeply touched by them (Internet slang)

婉拒

wǎn jù

to tactfully decline

抗拒

kàng jù

to resist

抵拒

dǐ jù

to resist

拒不接受

jù bù jiē shòu

refusing to accept

拒之门外

jù zhī mén wài

to lock one's door and refuse to see sb

拒付

jù fù

to refuse to accept a payment

拒保

jù bǎo

to refuse to insure

More characters with 扌