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却
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Definitions
- 1. but
- 2. yet
- 3. however
- 4. while
- 5. to go back
- 6. to decline
- 7. to retreat
- 8. nevertheless
- 9. even though
Words Containing 却
just now
to prevent or treat a disease
to cool off
but on the contrary
to repel
unable to refuse because of affection
to forget
nevertheless
to die
to retreat
to decline
coolant
to refuse would be impolite
to resolve
to save
to shrink back; to flinch
cooling tower
cooling water (in a reactor)
there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
to step back
to discard