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驳回

bó huí · bo hui

Traditional 駁回

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to reject
  2. to turn down
  3. to overrule
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Free coffee for the office

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)一个(yīgè)建议(jiànyì)，想(xiǎng)让(ràng)公司(gōngsī)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)免费(miǎnfèi)。

    I wrote a suggestion to make the company coffee free.

  2. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)怎么(zěnme)说(shuō)？

    What did the boss say?

  3. Liangliang

    他(tā)说(shuō)，驳回(bóhuí)。

    He said: rejected.

  4. Dengdeng

    驳回(bóhuí)的(de)意思(yìsi)是(shì)不同意(bùtóngyì)吗(ma)？

    Does 驳回 mean he does not agree?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我的(wǒde)建议(jiànyì)已经(yǐjīng)被(bèi)驳回(bóhuí)三次(sāncì)了(le)。

    Yes. My suggestion has been rejected three times already.

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我家(wǒjiā)有(yǒu)免费(miǎnfèi)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)，来(lái)喝(hē)吧(ba)。

    No problem. I have free coffee at home. Come and drink.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)计(jì)划(huà)被(bèi)驳(bó)回(huí)了(le)。

His plan was rejected.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

法(fǎ)院(yuàn)驳(bó)回(huí)了(le)公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)上(shàng)诉(sù)请(qǐng)求(qiú)。

The court rejected the company's appeal request.

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