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HSK 6
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 (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
广告只会介绍优点，却不会说它的缺点。实际上，很多东西并不像广告上说的那么好，所以不能完全相信广告。
Guǎnggào zhǐ huì jièshào yōudiǎn, què bù huì shuō tā de quēdiǎn. Shíjì shàng, hěn duō dōngxi bìng bù xiàng guǎnggào shàng shuō de nàme hǎo, suǒyǐ bù néng wánquán xiāngxìn guǎnggào.
Ads only introduce the advantages, but they do not mention the disadvantages. In fact, many things are not as good as what the ads say, so you cannot fully trust ads.
Text 3
很多年龄大的人喜欢在打折的时候买便宜的衣服，但对那些衣服是不是适合自己却考虑得不多。
Hěn duō niánlíng dà de rén xǐhuān zài dǎzhé de shíhou mǎi piányi de yīfu, dàn duì nàxiē yīfu shì bù shì shìhé zìjǐ què kǎolǜ de bù duō.
Many older people like to buy cheap clothes during sales, but they don't think much about whether those clothes suit them.
Text 4
一个脾气不好的人虽然不一定让人讨厌，但是却很难跟人交朋友。
Yí gè píqi bù hǎo de rén suīrán bù yídìng ràng rén tǎoyàn, dànshì què hěn nán gēn rén jiāo péngyou.
A person with a bad temper may not necessarily be disliked, but it is very hard for them to make friends.
Text 4
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 286
- Word Frequency Rank
- 613 of 84,292