què

but; however; yet

HSK 4 #287

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 287th character
Radical ⼙ (26.5)
Strokes 7
Index # 658
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

却 què
  1. 1. but
  2. 2. however
  3. 3. yet
  4. 4. nevertheless
  5. 5. even though
  6. 6. while
  7. 7. to retreat
  8. 8. to go back
  9. 9. to decline
  10. 10. old variant of què

Stroke order

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Words containing 却

Word Meaning
cooling; to cool off
to forget
to retreat; to shrink back
coolant
to resolve; to settle
cooling tower
to flinch; to shrink back
to step back
to save; to get rid of (so saving space)
to be done with this world; to die
cooling water (in a reactor)
to refuse would be impolite
but unexpectedly; but on the contrary
just now
actually; nevertheless; the fact is ...
to prevent or treat a disease
unable to refuse because of affection
to discard
to decline; to repel
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
to decline; to refuse politely
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