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què

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Definitions

  1. 1. but
  2. 2. yet
  3. 3. however
  4. 4. while
  5. 5. to go back
  6. 6. to decline
  7. 7. to retreat
  8. 8. nevertheless
  9. 9. even though

Words Containing 却

了却
liǎo què

to resolve

冷却
lěng què

to cool off

却是
què shì

nevertheless

退却
tuì què

to retreat

了却此生
liǎo què cǐ shēng

to die

冷却剂
lěng què jì

coolant

冷却塔
lěng què tǎ

cooling tower

冷却水
lěng què shuǐ

cooling water (in a reactor)

却之不恭
què zhī bù gōng

to refuse would be impolite

却倒
què dào

but on the contrary

却才
què cái

just now

却步
què bù

to step back

却病
què bìng

to prevent or treat a disease

忘却
wàng què

to forget

情不可却
qíng bù kě què

unable to refuse because of affection

抛却
pāo què

to discard

推却
tuī què

to repel

曾经沧海难为水,除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què wū shān bù shì yún

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)

望而却步
wàng ér què bù

to shrink back; to flinch

省却
shěng què

to save

谢却
xiè què

to decline

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