Definition

1. Verb:

   • To deny: To state that something is not true, especially when accused of something. To refuse to admit the truth or existence of something.
   • To refuse, to turn down: To decline an offer, invitation, or request.

2. Adjective:

   • Unbearable, intolerable: Describing a state of being so full, disgusted, or overwhelmed that one cannot accept or tolerate any more.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to deny):

  • Anh ta chối tất cả mọi cáo buộc. (He denied all the accusations.)
  • Có bằng chứng rõ ràng nhưng nó vẫn chối. (There is clear evidence, but he still denies it.)

• Verb (to refuse):

  • Cô ấy chối lời mời dự tiệc vì bận. (She turned down the party invitation because she was busy.)
  • Họ chối không nhận quà. (They refused to accept the gift.)

• Adjective (unbearable):

  • Món ăn này ngọt chối. (This dish is unbearably sweet.)
  • Tôi nghe chối cả tai. (I find it intolerable to listen to.)

Advanced Usage

• "chối bay chối biến": To deny something flatly and persistently; to refuse categorically.

  • Khi bị hỏi, nó chối bay chối biến. (When questioned, he denied it outright.)

• "chối đây đẩy": To deny responsibility by shifting blame or making excuses.

  • Đừng có chối đây đẩy, anh là người có lỗi. (Don't try to shift the blame; you are at fault.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chối cãi (v): To argue in denial; to dispute.

  • Sự thật này không thể chối cãi. (This truth is undeniable.)

• Chối từ (v): A more formal term for "to refuse" or "to decline."

  • Anh ấy đã chối từ đề nghị hợp tác. (He declined the cooperation proposal.)

Synonyms

• Deny: Contradict, disclaim, repudiate.
• Refuse: Decline, reject, turn down.
• Unbearable: Insufferable, intolerable, overwhelming.

Related Idioms

• Chối như vạch: To deny something stubbornly and obviously (like denying a clear scratch/mark).

  • Tội đã rõ, hắn vẫn chối như vạch. (The crime is clear, yet he still denies it stubbornly.)

• Ăn chối: To be so full or sick of a food that one cannot eat more.

  • Ăn ba bát cơm rồi, tôi ăn chối rồi. (I've eaten three bowls of rice; I'm completely full/can't eat anymore.)

verb

1. To deny
   • chứng cứ rành rành mà còn chối
     though the evidence was obvious, he denied
2. To refuse, to turn down
   • ngại đi, cho nên tìm lý do để chối
     being reluctant to go, he found a clever excuse to turn down the invitation

adj

1. Unbearable, intolerable, insupportable
   • nói những điều nghe rất chối tai
     to say things intolerable to hear
   • gánh nặng chối cả hai vai
     to carry burden unbearable to both shoulders