婉拒

wǎn jù

Meaning

to tactfully decline; to turn down gracefully

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Characters

婉wǎnamiable, graceful, tactful; restrained女宛拒jùto defend, to ward off; to refuse扌巨

Examples

我本应婉拒。

Wǒ běn yīng wǎn jù.

I should've declined.