close one's doors; refuse; decline (v.)
            
                                    
                HSK 6
            
                    Traditional
                謝絕 
                Radicals
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                Examples
                他谢绝了他人的帮助,选择独自完成这项任务。 Tā xièjuéle tārén de bāngzhù, xuǎnzé dúzì wánchéngle zhè xiàng rènwù. - He declined others' help and chose to complete the task alone. 
                                                                    我们必须尊重他的决定,即使我们对此感到遗憾。 Wǒmen bìxū zūnzhòng tā de juédìng, jíshǐ wǒmen duì zhè gǎndào yíhàn. - We must respect his decision, even if we are disappointed about it. 
                                                                    他礼貌地谢绝了那份工作邀请。 Tā lǐmào de xièjuéle nà fèn gōngzuò yāoqǐng. - He politely declined the job invitation. 
                                                                    他没有丝毫犹豫地谢绝了她的求婚。 Tā méiyǒu sīháo yóuyù de xièjuéle tā de qiúhūn. - He decisively turned down her marriage proposal. 
                                                                    她的邀请遭到他的谢绝。 Tā de yāoqǐng zāodào tā de xièjué. - Her invitation was met with his refusal. 
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                    谢 xiè -  thank |  
                                                                                绝 jué -  most; (before a negative) absolutely; desperate, hopeless; superb, matchless; to exhaust, to finish; to die, to disappear |