kiếu

Thân thiện

Xin kiếu, tôi không đến dự tiệc được.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To politely decline or excuse oneself: To formally and courteously refuse an invitation, offer, or request, often by providing a reason. It implies a respectful refusal.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Xin kiếu không đến dự tiệc được vì ốm. (I must decline to attend the party because I am ill.)
  • Ông ấy đã kiếu lời mời của giám đốc. (He politely declined the director's invitation.)
  • Tôi xin kiếu một ly rượu nữa. (I must politely decline another glass of wine.)

Advanced Usage

• "Xin kiếu": A common polite phrase meaning "I beg to decline" or "I must excuse myself."
  • Xin kiếu, tôi có việc bận phải về trước. (I must excuse myself, I have urgent business and need to leave early.)

Variants and Related Words

• Từ chối (v): to refuse, to decline. This is a more general and direct synonym for "kiếu."
  • Cô ấy từ chối lời đề nghị đó. (She refused that proposal.)

Synonyms

• Decline: To refuse politely.
• Beg off: To ask to be excused from something.
• Excuse oneself: To politely give reasons for not doing something.

Related Idioms

• Kiếu từ: A formal term for a letter of declination or a polite refusal.
  • Gửi kiếu từ đến hội nghị. (To send a letter of declination to the conference.)

Học thuật

1. Decline to come, decline attend
   • Xin kiếu không đến dự tiệc được vì ốm
     To decline to attend a banquet because of an illness