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却
què
Description
“却”常常用来表示和前面说的不一样，有点意外的意思。
"却" is often used to indicate something different from what was said before, with a sense of surprise.
它一般放在动词或形容词前面，让句子有转折的感觉。
It is usually placed before a verb or adjective to give the sentence a sense of contrast.
Meanings
却què
but, yet, however (contrast)
他很累，却还在工作。
He was tired, yet he kept working.
却què
to step back; to decline, refuse
他推却了这份礼物。
He declined the gift.
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Notes
- Nuance
却 links two clauses to show contrast, unlike 但是 which starts a new clause.
- Etymology
originally meant 'to retreat/step back', later developed the contrastive adverb sense.
In videos
“却听不懂电影、电视剧里的中文”
“却分隔出了两种不同的命运”
“游主任却跑到这来躲清静呢”
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