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They refused.
How to pronounce 拒绝
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
jù拒jué绝
to refuse; to decline
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
jùFourth tonejuéSecond tone
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How should we refuse?
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。
I must say no to you.
。
Being rejected is painful.
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ā First toneHigh and level
á Second toneRising
ǎ Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à Fourth toneFalling
a Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.