却 (què) — (adverb) but, yet, however (indicating contrast or unexpectedness)
Definition
却 (què) is a written connective meaning 'but / yet' that highlights a contrast or unexpected result. It is more literary and emphatic than the spoken 不过, and always sits before the verb or clause it modifies.
adverb
butyethowever (indicating contrast or unexpectedness)
Examples
- ，却。Tiān qì hěn lěng, què tā chuān dé hěn shǎo.The weather is very cold, yet he wears very little.
- ，却。Tā xué xí hěn nǔ lì, chéng jì què bù hǎo.He studies very hard, but his grades are not good.
- ，却。Wǒ yǐ wéi tā zhī dào zhè jiàn shì, tā què shén me dōu bù zhī dào.I thought he knew about this matter, yet he knows nothing at all.
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