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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 (2)
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
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