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却
卻
què
1.
but
2.
yet
3.
however
4.
while
5.
to go back
6.
to decline
7.
to retreat
8.
nevertheless
9.
even though
HSK 4
Very Common • Top 1%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
了却
liǎoquè
to resolve
冷却
lěngquè
to cool off
却倒
quèdào
but on the contrary
却才
quècái
just now
却是
quèshì
nevertheless
却步
quèbù
to step back
却病
quèbìng
to prevent or treat a disease
忘却
wàngquè
to forget
抛却
pāoquè
to discard
推却
tuīquè
to repel
省却
shěngquè
to save
谢却
xièquè
to decline
退却
tuìquè
to retreat
冷却剂
lěngquèjì
coolant
冷却塔
lěngquètǎ
cooling tower
冷却水
lěngquèshuǐ
cooling water (in a reactor)
了却此生
liǎoquècǐshēng
to die
却之不恭
quèzhībùgōng
to refuse would be impolite
情不可却
qíngbùkěquè
unable to refuse because of affection
望而却步
wàngérquèbù
to shrink back
Example Sentences (10)
每年三四月份的时候，如果从北方坐火车到南方去旅游，一路上你会发现，不同的地方有不同的风景：窗外的树一棵一棵地变绿，北方也许还下着雪，南方却已经到处都是绿色了。
Měinián sānsì yuèfèn de shíhòu, rúguǒ cóng běifāng zuò huǒchē dào nánfāng qù lǚyóu, yílùshàng nǐ huì fāxiàn, bùtóng de dìfāng yǒu bùtóng de fēngjǐng: chuāngwài de shù yìkē yìkē de biànlǜ, běifāng yěxǔ hái xià zhe xuě, nánfāng què yǐjīng dàochù dōu shì lǜsè le.
Around March or April each year, if you take a train from the north to the south to travel, along the way you will find that different places have different scenery: the trees outside the window turn green one by one, it may still be snowing in the north, but in the south it is already green everywhere.
Text 4
虽然第一印象不总是对的，但如果想改变却很困难。
Suīrán dì yī yìnxiàng bù zǒng shì duì de, dàn rúguǒ xiǎng gǎibiàn què hěn kùnnán.
Although first impressions are not always right, if you want to change them, it is very difficult.
Text 5
虽然这句话只用了三个相同的汉字，但是不同的顺序却表示了不同的意思。
Suīrán zhè jù huà zhǐ yòng le sān gè xiāngtóng de hànzì, dànshì bùtóng de shùnxù què biǎoshì le bùtóng de yìsi.
Although this sentence uses only three identical Chinese characters, different orders convey different meanings.
Text 5
有些人遇到困难就放弃，而有些人遇到困难却想办法解决它。
Yǒuxiē rén yùdào kùnnán jiù fàngqì, ér yǒuxiē rén yùdào kùnnán què xiǎng bànfǎ jiějué tā.
Some people give up when they encounter a difficulty, while others try to find ways to solve it.
Text 5
其实有很多富人过得并不愉快，而有些穷人却过得很快乐。
Qíshí yǒu hěn duō fùrén guò de bìng bù yúkuài, ér yǒuxiē qióngrén què guò de hěn kuàilè.
In fact, many rich people are not happy, while some poor people are very happy.
Text 4
科学研究发现，海洋底部看上去非常安静，然而却不是一点儿声音也没有，海底的动物们一直在“说话”，只不过人的耳朵是听不到的。
Kēxué yánjiū fāxiàn, hǎiyáng dǐbù kàn shàngqù fēicháng ānjìng, rán'ér què bú shì yìdiǎnr shēngyīn yě méiyǒu, hǎidǐ de dòngwùmen yìzhí zài "shuōhuà", zhǐ búguò rén de ěrduo shì tīng búdào de.
Scientific research has found that the ocean floor looks very quiet; however, it is not completely silent. The animals on the seabed are constantly "talking"; it's just that human ears cannot hear it.
Text 5
每个人都会做梦，区别只是有多有少。有的人睡醒之后还记得梦里的事情，有的人却记不清楚了。你之所以觉得从来没做过梦，只不过是忘记了。
Měi gè rén dōu huì zuò mèng, qūbié zhǐshì yǒu duō yǒu shǎo. Yǒu de rén shuì xǐng zhīhòu hái jìde mèng lǐ de shìqíng, yǒu de rén què jì bù qīngchǔ le. Nǐ zhīsuǒyǐ juéde cónglái méi zuòguò mèng, zhǐ bùguò shì wàngjì le.
Everyone dreams; the only difference is how much. Some people still remember what happened in their dreams after waking up, while others can’t remember clearly. The reason you think you’ve never dreamed is simply that you forgot.
Text 3
有的人心里怎么想，嘴上就怎么说，即使是别人的缺点，他也会直接说出来，这样的人虽然很诚实，但是可能会引起别人的误会；有的人虽然也看到了别人的缺点，但却不会直接指出来，而是通过别的方法来提醒，让他认识到自己的缺点，这样的人会让人觉得更友好。
Yǒu de rén xīnlǐ zěnme xiǎng, zuǐ shàng jiù zěnme shuō, jíshǐ shì biérén de quēdiǎn, tā yě huì zhíjiē shuō chūlái, zhèyàng de rén suīrán hěn chéngshí, dànshì kěnéng huì yǐnqǐ biérén de wùhuì; yǒu de rén suīrán yě kàn dào le biérén de quēdiǎn, dàn què bú huì zhíjiē zhǐ chūlái, ér shì tōngguò bié de fāngfǎ lái tíxǐng, ràng tā rènshí dào zìjǐ de quēdiǎn, zhèyàng de rén huì ràng rén juéde gèng yǒuhǎo.
Some people say whatever they think; even if it is someone else's shortcoming, they will say it directly. Such people are very honest, but they may cause misunderstandings; some people, although they also see others' shortcomings, will not point them out directly, but use other ways to remind them and help them realize their own shortcomings. Such people seem friendlier.
Text 4
红色让人变得热情；黄色和白色让人心情愉快；黑色却容易让人感到伤心。
Hóngsè ràng rén biànde rèqíng; Huángsè hé báisè ràng rén xīnqíng yúkuài; Hēisè què róngyì ràng rén gǎndào shāngxīn.
Red makes people enthusiastic; yellow and white make people feel cheerful; black, however, easily makes people feel sad.
Text 5
这些是我们每个人都能够做到的小事，但却有实实在在的效果。
Zhèxiē shì wǒmen měi gèrén dōu nénggòu zuòdào de xiǎoshì, dànquè yǒu shíshízàizài de xiàoguǒ.
These are small things that each of us can do, but they have real effects.
Text 5
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 286
- Word Frequency Rank
- 613 of 84,292