卻之不恭 què zhī bù gōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to refuse would be impolite

CHARACTERS

卻 què still, but; decline; retreat
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
恭 gōng
HSK 5
respectful, polite, reverent