推辞

推辭
tuī cí
HSK 5
"to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)"
verb

Example Sentences

他推辞了我的邀请。
tā tuīcí le wǒde yāoqǐng 。
He declined my invitation.
我很遗憾，但我必须推辞这个工作机会。
wǒ hěnyíhàn ， dàn wǒ bìxū tuīcí zhègè gōngzuò jīhuì 。
I am very sorry, but I have to decline this job opportunity.
她推辞了参加会议的请求。
tā tuīcí le cānjiā huìyì de qǐngqiú 。
She declined the request to attend the meeting.

Individual Characters

HSK 4
推tuī
to push, to cut, to refuse
辞cí
to resign

Words with similar meanings

拒绝jùjué
to refuse
拒绝 (jùjué) is more formal and can imply a stronger intention compared to 推辞 (tuīcí).
谢绝xièjué
to decline politely
谢绝 (xièjué) emphasizes a polite refusal, often used in social contexts.

Words Starting With 推

推迟tuī chí
to postpone; to put off; to defer
推广tuī guǎng
to extend; to spread; to popularize
推荐tuī jiàn
to recommend; recommendation
推测tuī cè
speculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate
推理tuī lǐ
reasoning; speculative; inference

Words Ending With 辞

告辞gào cí
to take leave
致辞zhì cí
"to express in words or writing; to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc); to address (an audience); same as 致詞|致词"

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