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却 què

but (yet; adverb after subject)

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 4
Radical
卩
Traditional
卻
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 去卩 ⿰去卩

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Example sentences with 却

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  1. 他很努力，成绩却不好。
    Tā hěn nǔlì, chéngjì què bù hǎo.
    He works very hard, but his grades aren't good.
    he very hard-working, grade but not good
  2. 天气很热，他却穿了很多衣服，这是为什么？
    Tiānqì hěn rè, tā què chuānle hěn duō yīfu, zhè shì wèishénme?
    The weather is hot, yet he wore a lot of clothes—why is that?
    weather very hot, he but wear(past) very many clothes, this is why
  3. 先让机器冷却一下再用吧。
    Xiān ràng jīqì lěngquè yíxià zài yòng ba.
    Let the machine cool down a bit before using it.
    first let machine cool-down a-bit then use (suggestion)
  4. 他说会来，却没有来。
    Tā shuō huì lái, què méiyǒu lái.
    He said he would come, but he didn't.
    he say will come, but not-have come
  5. 使用以后，机器需要一段时间才能冷却。
    Shǐyòng yǐhòu, jīqì xūyào yí duàn shíjiān cái néng lěngquè.
    After use, the machine needs some time to cool down.
    use after, machine need one (measure) time then-can cool-down

Words with 却 (2)