| 1 | 却 | 㕁 | què | que4 | but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though; old variant of 却 | | |
| 2 | 却是 | 卻是 | què shì | que4 shi4 | nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... | | |
| 3 | 冷却 | 冷卻 | lěng què | leng3 que4 | to cool off; cooling | | |
| 4 | 却说 | 卻說 | què shuō | que4 shuo1 | and the story continues thus: (literary auxiliary particle 發語辭 |发语辞 ) | | |
| 5 | 忘却 | 忘卻 | wàng què | wang4 que4 | to forget | | |
| 6 | 却步 | 卻步 | què bù | que4 bu4 | to step back | | |
| 7 | 谢却 | 謝卻 | xiè què | xie4 que4 | to decline; to refuse politely | | |
| 8 | 望而却步 | 望而卻步 | wàng ér què bù | wang4 er2 que4 bu4 | to shrink back; to flinch | | |
| 9 | 退却 | 退卻 | tuì què | tui4 que4 | to retreat; to shrink back | | |
| 10 | 推却 | 推卻 | tuī què | tui1 que4 | to repel; to decline | | |
| 11 | 盛意难却 | 盛意難卻 | shèng yì nán què | sheng4 yi4 nan2 que4 | cannot ignore sb.'s kindness (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 省却 | 省卻 | shěng què | sheng3 que4 | to save; to get rid of (so saving space) | | |
| 13 | 却之不恭 | 卻之不恭 | què zhī bù gōng | que4 zhi1 bu4 gong1 | to refuse would be impolite | | |
| 14 | 却倒 | 卻倒 | què dào | que4 dao4 | but on the contrary; but unexpectedly | | |
| 15 | 却才 | 卻才 | què cái | que4 cai2 | just now | | |
| 16 | 闭关却扫 | 閉關卻掃 | bì guān què sǎo | bi4 guan1 que4 sao3 | to live in complete seclusion (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 却病 | 卻病 | què bìng | que4 bing4 | to prevent or treat a disease | | |
| 18 | 情不可却 | 情不可卻 | qíng bù kě què | qing2 bu4 ke3 que4 | unable to refuse because of affection | | |
| 19 | 抛却 | 拋卻 | pāo què | pao1 que4 | to discard | | |
| 20 | 了却此生 | 了卻此生 | liǎo què cǐ shēng | liao3 que4 ci3 sheng1 | to die; to be done with this world | | |
| 21 | 了却 | 了卻 | liǎo què | liao3 que4 | to resolve; to settle | | |
| 22 | 冷却塔 | 冷卻塔 | lěng què tǎ | leng3 que4 ta3 | cooling tower | | |
| 23 | 冷却水 | 冷卻水 | lěng què shuǐ | leng3 que4 shui3 | cooling water (in a reactor) | | |
| 24 | 冷却剂 | 冷卻劑 | lěng què jì | leng3 que4 ji4 | coolant | | |
| 25 | 曾经沧海难为水,除却巫山不是云 | 曾經滄海難為水,除卻巫山不是雲 | céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què wū shān bù shì yún | ceng2 jing1 cang1 hai3 nan2 wei2 shui3 , chu2 que4 Wu1 Shan1 bu4 shi4 yun2 | 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 | | |