谢绝

謝絕
xiè jué
HSK 6
to refuse politely
verb

Example Sentences

他对此提议谢绝了。
tā duì cǐ tíyì xièjué le 。
He politely refused this proposal.
请您在果断谢绝不合理请求时保持礼貌。
qǐng nín zài guǒduàn xièjué bùhélǐ qǐngqiú shí bǎochí lǐmào 。
Please remain polite when decisively refusing unreasonable requests.
她对这些过于苛刻的要求谢绝了。
tā duì zhèixiē guòyú kēkè de yāoqiú xièjué le 。
She politely refused these overly harsh demands.

Individual Characters

谢xiè
to thank, (bound form) to apologize
绝jué
cut off, exhausted, desperate

Words with similar meanings

拒绝jùjué
to reject
A more direct term that means to deny or say no without necessarily the politeness implied in '谢绝'.
回绝huíjué
to decline
This term can imply a polite refusal but may also suggest a softer or less formal way of saying no.

Words Starting With 谢

谢谢xiè xie
to thank; thanks

Words Ending With 绝

拒绝jù jué
to refuse; to decline; to reject
断绝duàn jué
to sever; to break off
杜绝dù jué
put an end to
滔滔不绝tāo tāo bù jué
unceasing torrent (idiom); talking non-stop; gabbling forty to the dozen
络绎不绝luò yì bù jué
continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)

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HSK 6
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Polite expressions, apologies, congratulatory phrases, and casual chat.
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