(què) - but, yet, however in Mandarin
quèTraditional: 卻
Translation
but, yet, however
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Word origin
却 (què) combines 去 (qù), 'to go away', with 卩, a kneeling-person component. It first meant 'to step back' or 'to retreat' and developed into the contrastive conjunction 'but', 'yet' or 'however'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 去 (qù, go) + 卩 (kneeling person)
Stroke order
却
Examples
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He worked hard but did not succeed.
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I want to go but have no time.
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She is young yet very mature.
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He wanted to speak, yet he did not say it.
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It was cold, yet she wore very little.
却 (què) - but, yet, however.
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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 2: 却, 完全, 美国 and 7 more words.