却

But in Chinese: 却 (què)

què

but

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 卻2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1but
  2. 2yet
  3. 3however
  4. 4while
  5. 5to go back
  6. 6to decline
  7. 7to retreat
  8. 8nevertheless
  9. 9even though

Stroke order

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却

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄩㄝˋ

què

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

却

Simplified

卻

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他虽然穷，却很幸福。

    tā suī rán qióng， què hěn xìng fú。

    Even though he's poor, he's happy.

  • 他瞄准了，却没命中。

    tā miáo zhǔn le， què méi mìng zhòng。

    He aimed, but missed.

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Related words

却是

què shì

nevertheless

了却

liǎo què

to resolve

退却

tuì què

to retreat

然而

rán ér

however

热闹

rè nao

bustling with noise and excitement

日记

rì jì

diary

申请

shēn qǐng

to apply for sth

甚至

shèn zhì

even

失败

shī bài

to be defeated

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

受不了

shòu bù liǎo

unbearable

售货员

shòu huò yuán

salesperson

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