Usage note
拒绝用于表示不接受或不同意某事。
jùjué yòng yú biǎoshì bù jué shì qǔ huò bù dìng yí shì.
拒绝 is used to express not accepting or disagreeing with something.
Context note
日常生活中，我们可能会遇到需要拒绝的情况。比如朋友邀请你去参加一个你不感兴趣的聚会。
rì cháng shēn qū lǐ, wǒ men kě néng huì yòu dào xū yào jùjué de kuàng chǎng. bǐ rú péng you qǐng wèi nǐ qù cān jiā yī gè nǐ bù qīng xī de pú huì.
In daily life, we may encounter situations where we need to refuse. For example, a friend invites you to attend an event that you are not interested in.
5 examples
我拒绝了这个提议。
wǒ jù jué le zhè ge tí yì。
I refused this proposal.
他拒绝了我的请求。
tā jù jué le wǒ de qǐng qiú。
He refused my request.
她拒绝参加那个派对。
tā jù jué cān jiā nà ge pài duì。
She refused to attend that party.
他们拒绝了这个方案。
tā men jù jué le zhè ge fāng àn。
They rejected this plan.
我拒绝了他的邀请。
wǒ jù jué le tā de yāo qǐng。
I declined his invitation.
5 mini stories
妈妈告诉我，如果我不想去参加派对，我可以直接拒绝。
mā mā gào sù wǒ， rú guǒ wǒ bù xiǎng qù cān jiā pài duì， wǒ kě yǐ zhí jiē jù jué。
Mom told me that if I don't want to go to the party, I can directly refuse.
老师说我们不能随便接受邀请，要根据自己的情况来决定是否拒绝。
lǎo shī shuō wǒ men bù néng suí biàn jiē shòu yāo qǐng， yào gēn jù zì jǐ de qíng kuàng lái jué dìng shì fǒu jù jué。
The teacher said we shouldn't accept invitations casually; we should decide whether to refuse based on our own situation.
朋友邀请我一起去看电影，但我已经答应了别的事情，所以我拒绝了他的邀请。
péng yǒu yāo qǐng wǒ yì qǐ qù kàn diàn yǐng， dàn wǒ yǐ jīng dā ying le bié de shì qíng， suǒ yǐ wǒ jù jué le tā de yāo qǐng。
A friend invited me to go see a movie, but I had already promised to do something else, so I declined his invitation.
老板提出一个新项目，但我觉得这个项目不适合我们公司，所以我拒绝了。
lǎo bǎn tí chū yí gè xīn xiàng mù， dàn wǒ jué de zhè ge xiàng mù bú shì hé wǒ men gōng sī， suǒ yǐ wǒ jù jué le。
The boss proposed a new project, but I thought it was not suitable for our company, so I refused.
同学邀请我一起去吃饭，但我已经约好了朋友，所以我就拒绝了他的邀请。
tóng xué yāo qǐng wǒ yì qǐ qù chī fàn， dàn wǒ yǐ jīng yuē hǎo le péng yǒu， suǒ yǐ wǒ jiù jù jué le tā de yāo qǐng。
A classmate invited me to go eat together, but I had already made plans with a friend, so I declined his invitation.
Mini dialogue
分享零食
A
你想吃一块饼干吗？
Nǐ xiǎng chī yī kuài bǐnggān ma?
Would you like a biscuit?
B
谢谢，但我现在不饿，只好拒绝你了。
Xièxie, dàn wǒ xiànzài bù è, zhǐhǎo jùjué nǐ le.
Thanks, but I'm not hungry now, so I have to refuse.
一起玩
A
放学后我们可以一起踢足球吗？
Fàngxué hòu wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ tī zúqiú ma?
Can we play football together after school?
B
对不起，我今天有钢琴课，不能拒绝老师。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ jīntiān yǒu gāngqín kè, bùnéng jùjué lǎoshī.
Sorry, I have a piano lesson today, I can't refuse the teacher.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
接受
jiē shòu
accept
接受 is the direct opposite, meaning to accept an offer or idea.
opposite
同意
tóng yì
agree
同意 means to agree, while 拒绝 means to refuse or disagree.
similar
反对
fǎn duì
oppose
反对 is a stronger word for opposing an idea.