Chinese Word: 卻 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

卻 (Simplified: 却)HSK 4

Pinyin: què

English Definition: but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though

Chinese Definition:
①退：却步(因畏惧或厌恶而后退，如“望而却却”)。退却。
②退还，不受：盛情难却。
③表示转折：我来了，他却走了。
④去掉：失却。了(liǎo)却。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 卩

Pictophonetic:谷 indicates the sound; 卩 (seal) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 谷 [ gǔ ] valley, gorge, ravine
- 卩 [ jié ] seal; kneeling person

Similar Characters: 郤

and the story continues thus: (literary auxiliary particle 發語辭 |发语辞 )

1		wǒ 我 duō cì 多次 qiāo mén 敲门 què 却 wú rén 无人 yìng dá 应答。 I knocked on the door many times, but no one answered.
2		wǒ 我 hěn 很 xiǎng 想 qù lǚ xíng 去旅行， què 却 méi yǒu 没有 shí jiān 时间。 I really want to travel, but I don't have time.
3		tā men 他们 děng hòu 等候 yǐ 已 jiǔ 久， què 却 yì wú suǒ huò 一无所获。 They waited for a long time, but didn't get anything.
4		tā 他 nián jì 年纪 suī 虽 xiǎo 小， dàn shì 但是 què 却 hěn 很 pàng 胖。 Although he's young, he's really chubby.
5		bié ren 别人 dōu 都 zuò 做 chu lai 出来 le 了， wǒ 我 què 却 zuò 做 bù 不 chu lai 出来。 Everyone else has solved it, but I can't.

1		wǒ 我 duō cì 多次 qiāo mén 敲门 què 却 wú rén 无人 yìng dá 应答。 I knocked on the door many times, but no one answered.
2		wǒ 我 hěn 很 xiǎng 想 qù lǚ xíng 去旅行， què 却 méi yǒu 没有 shí jiān 时间。 I really want to travel, but I don't have time.
3		tā men 他们 děng hòu 等候 yǐ 已 jiǔ 久， què 却 yì wú suǒ huò 一无所获。 They waited for a long time, but didn't get anything.
4		tā 他 nián jì 年纪 suī 虽 xiǎo 小， dàn shì 但是 què 却 hěn 很 pàng 胖。 Although he's young, he's really chubby.
5		bié ren 别人 dōu 都 zuò 做 chu lai 出来 le 了， wǒ 我 què 却 zuò 做 bù 不 chu lai 出来。 Everyone else has solved it, but I can't.