(què) - but, yet, however in Mandarin
quèTraditional: 卻
HSK 4
#320 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
but, yet, however
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
，。
He worked hard but did not succeed.
，。
I want to go but have no time.
，熟。
She is young yet very mature.
，口。
He wanted to speak, yet he did not say it.
，。
It was cold, yet she wore very little.
却 (què) - but, yet, however.
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