què

still, but; decline; retreat

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

liǎo què to resolve; to settle
此生 liǎo què cǐ shēng to die; to be done with this world
lěng què to cool off; cooling
劑 lěng què jì coolant
塔 lěng què tǎ cooling tower
水 lěng què shuǐ cooling water (in a reactor)
之不恭 què zhī bù gōng to refuse would be impolite
倒 què dào but on the contrary; but unexpectedly
才 què cái just now
是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...
步 què bù to step back
病 què bìng to prevent or treat a disease
wàng què to forget
情不可 qíng bù kě què unable to refuse because of affection
pāo què to discard
tuī què to repel; to decline
曾經滄海難為水,除巫山不是雲 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
望而步 wàng ér què bù to shrink back; to flinch
shěng què to save; to get rid of (so saving space)
xiè què to decline; to refuse politely
退 tuì què to retreat; to shrink back
將 què jiāng yet, however, but instead; to unexpectedly or counter to expectation do something
沒能 què méi néng but could not; yet unable to; failed to
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