què
but
yet
however
while
to go back
to decline
to retreat
nevertheless
even though
tuì què
to retreat
to shrink back
què shuō
and the story continues thus: (literary auxiliary particle 發語辭|发语辞)
lěng què shuǐ
cooling water (in a reactor)
shěng què
to save
to get rid of (so saving space)
què dào
but on the contrary
but unexpectedly
què bìng
to prevent or treat a disease
xiè què
to decline
to refuse politely
què zhī bù gōng
to refuse would be impolite
liǎo què cǐ shēng
to die
to be done with this world
qíng bù kě què
unable to refuse because of affection
què shì
nevertheless
actually
the fact is ...
Spanish
French
German
Italian
Chinese
English
Grammar notes
Example Usage