驳回 bóhuí to reject
to reject; to turn down; to overrule
How to remember 驳回: 驳 variegated + 回 return = to reject.
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How it is used
- To reject / overrule / dismiss (a request, appeal, or claim) - 法院驳回了上诉 (fǎyuàn bóhuí le shàngsù) the court dismissed the appeal.
- A formal, authority-side rejection of a petition, motion, or application.
- Register: legal/official; contrast 拒绝 (jùjué, to refuse generally).
Example sentences
- 他的计划被驳回了。 Tā de jìhuà bèi bóhuí le.His plan was discarded.