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排斥 (pái chì) — to reject; to exclude; to repel (physically, e.g., magnetic repulsion)

Definition

排斥 focuses on actively pushing something away — physically (like magnets) or socially rejecting people/ideas. It carries more emotional resistance than the neutral 排除 ('rule out / remove').

verb
to rejectto excludeto repel (physically, e.g., magnetic repulsion)

Examples

  • 排斥。
    Zhè ge qún tǐ yì zhí shòu dào shè huì de pái chì.
    This group has always been socially excluded.
  • 排斥。
    Cí tiě de tóng jí huì xiāng hù pái chì.
    Like poles of magnets repel each other.
  • 排斥。
    Tā duì xīn xiǎng fǎ yǒu yì zhǒng běn néng de pái chì.
    He has an instinctive rejection of new ideas.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

排páipush away
斥chìrepel

排 and 斥 both convey pushing away, so together they mean reject, exclude, or repel.

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
非
非fēi排pái
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

排 uses 扌 (hand) to show arranging something with the hand, and 非 for the sound; this gives the sense of placing things in a line.

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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
广广guǎngbuilding
Sound part声符shēngfú
屰
屰nì斥chì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

An older form paired 广 (building) with 屰 (sound part); 斥 developed from that shape.

Open 斥 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Conflict & AgreementScience (General)

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