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.
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