Writing
推辞 (tuī cí) — how to say "to decline" in Chinese
推辞
To decline
verb
Character composition
推
to push away
辞
to decline
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
辛
Bitter
#160 · xīn · 7 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
推辞不了
tuīcí bù liǎo
cannot refuse
推辞邀请
tuīcí yāoqǐng
decline an invitation
Examples
虽然工作很忙，但他还是不好意思推辞朋友真诚的帮忙请求，答应抽时间帮忙。
Although work was busy, he still felt embarrassed to decline his friend's sincere request for help and agreed to make time to help.
他推辞了邀请。
He declined the invitation.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to decline" in Chinese?
"to decline" in Chinese is 推辞 (tuī cí).
推辞 meaning
推辞 (tuī cí) means "To decline".
How is 推辞 pronounced?
It is pronounced tuī cí (written as tui ci, tuici). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to decline" in Chinese characters?
It is written 推辞: 推 has 11 strokes, 辞 has 13 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 推辞?
推辞 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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