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HSK 4

却

卻

què

Meaning

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

Character reference

Components and radical classification

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Writing practice

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