Writing
排斥 (pái chì) — how to say "to repel" in Chinese
排斥
To repel, to exclude, to ostracize
verb
Character composition
排
to arrange in a row, to exclude
斥
to reject, to reprimand
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
斤
Axe
#69 · jīn · 4 strokes
Collocations
互相排斥
hù xiāng pái chì
mutually repel
排斥外来文化
pái chì wài lái wén huà
reject foreign culture
Examples
这个团队排斥新的想法，这不好。
This team rejects new ideas, which is not good.
他们排斥他。
They ostracize him.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to repel" in Chinese?
"to repel" in Chinese is 排斥 (pái chì).
排斥 meaning in English
排斥 (pái chì) means "To repel, to exclude, to ostracize".
How is 排斥 pronounced?
It is pronounced pái chì (written as pai chi, paichi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to repel" in Chinese characters?
It is written 排斥: 排 has 11 strokes, 斥 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 排斥?
排斥 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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