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拒收 (jù shōu) — to refuse to accept (a delivery, shipment, document, etc.)

Definition

A formal verb meaning 'to refuse acceptance' — typically used in shipping, business, or official contexts for deliveries, goods, or documents, often in the passive 被拒收.

verb
to refuse to accept (a delivery, shipment, document, etc.)

Examples

  • ，拒收。
    Kuài dì yuán shuō méi rén qiān shōu, suǒ yǐ bāo guǒ bèi jù shōu le.
    The courier said no one signed for it, so the package was refused.
  • ，。
    Tā jù le shōu nà ge bāo guǒ, yīn wèi dì zhǐ bú duì.
    He refused to accept that package because the address was wrong.
  • 拒收，。
    Gōng sī jù shōu le zhè pī huò wù, yīn wèi zhì liàng bù hé gé.
    The company refused to accept this batch of goods because the quality didn't meet standards.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

拒jùrefuse
收shōuaccept

拒 expresses refusal and 收 refers to accepting, so the word means refuse to accept.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
巨
巨jù拒⁰jù
Same sound today

拒 pairs 扌 (hand) with 巨, a part that gives the sound.

Open 拒 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū收shōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

Open 收 →
Appears in
Business & Commerce

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