dǎng​jià

to turn away a visitor

  • created sense approved 挡驾/擋駕 · dǎng​jià · to turn away a visitor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挡驾 / 擋駕

    dǎng​jià

    to turn away a visitor

    To politely decline to see a visitor by using an excuse

    挡, 驾

    挡 (literal) → 挡/擋 · dǎng · to block 驾 (literal) → 驾/駕 · jià · your honorable self

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 挡驾/擋駕 · dǎng​jià · to decline a favor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挡驾 / 擋駕

    dǎng​jià

    to decline a favor

    A polite expression used to decline another person's offer of help or to suggest that they need not go to any trouble

    挡, 驾

    挡 (literal) → 挡/擋 · dǎng · to block 驾 (literal) → 驾/駕 · jià · your honorable self

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 挡驾/擋駕 · dǎng​jià · to stop a vehicle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    挡驾 / 擋駕

    dǎng​jià

    to stop a vehicle

    To stop a carriage, vehicle, or other form of transport

    挡, 驾

    挡 (literal) → 挡/擋 · dǎng · to block 驾 (literal) → 驾/駕 · jià · carriage

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense