却 què

still, but; decline; retreat

HSK 4 #287

DEFINITIONS

  • still, but
  • decline
  • retreat
  • old variant of 卻|却[que4]
  • but
  • yet
  • however
  • while
  • to go back
  • to decline
  • to retreat
  • nevertheless
  • even though

STROKES

WORDS

冷却 lěng què
HSK 6
to cool off; cooling
忘却 wàng què to forget
退却 tuì què to retreat; to shrink back
冷却剂 lěng què jì coolant
了却 liǎo què to resolve; to settle
冷却塔 lěng què tǎ cooling tower
望而却步 wàng ér què bù to shrink back; to flinch
却步 què bù to step back
省却 shěng què to save; to get rid of (so saving space)
了却此生 liǎo què cǐ shēng to die; to be done with this world
冷却水 lěng què shuǐ cooling water (in a reactor)
却之不恭 què zhī bù gōng to refuse would be impolite
却倒 què dào but on the contrary; but unexpectedly
却才 què cái just now
却是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...
却病 què bìng to prevent or treat a disease
情不可却 qíng bù kě què unable to refuse because of affection
抛却 pāo què to discard
推却 tuī què to repel; to decline
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ ， chú què wū shān bù shì yún there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom); one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
谢却 xiè què to decline; to refuse politely
却说 què shuō but said; however, said
却没能 què méi néng but failed to; however could not
却望 què wàng but looking at; indicating a contrast between expectations and reality in terms of gaze or direction of eyes
却不曾 què bù céng never have done; have never done before
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