却 (què) means Yet (however - go back - decline). Below are 14 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他很想去， 却 没有时间。
Tā hěn xiǎng qù, què méiyǒu shíjiān.
He would like to go, yet he has no time.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 却
天气很冷，他 却 只穿一件衣服。
Tiānqì hěn lěng, tā què zhǐ chuān yí jiàn yīfu.
It is cold, but he is wearing only one layer.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 却
机器需要时间冷 却 。
Jīqì xūyào shíjiān lěngquè.
The machine needs time to cool down.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 冷却
等汤冷 却 一点再喝。
Děng tāng lěngquè yìdiǎn zài hē.
Wait for the soup to cool a little before drinking it.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 冷却
他年纪不大，经验 却 很多。
Tā niánjì bú dà, jīngyàn què hěn duō.
He is young but has a lot of experience.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 年纪
他分明知道， 却 装作不懂。
Tā fēnmíng zhīdào, què zhuāngzuò bù dǒng.
He clearly knew, yet pretended not to understand.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 分明
房子虽然简陋， 却 很干净。
Fángzi suīrán jiǎnlòu, què hěn gānjìng.
The house is crude but very clean.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 简陋
这是一个笨拙 却 真诚的道歉。
Zhè shì yí ge bènzhuō què zhēnchéng de dàoqiàn.
It was a clumsy but sincere apology.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 笨拙
他的动作有些笨拙， 却 很认真。
Tā de dòngzuò yǒuxiē bènzhuō, què hěn rènzhēn.
His movements were somewhat clumsy but very earnest.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 笨拙
他明明看见了， 却 装作没看见。
Tā míngmíng kànjiàn le, què zhuāngzuò méi kànjiàn.
He clearly saw it, yet pretended not to.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 明明
最大的悲哀是明知错了 却 不肯改。
Zuì dà de bēi'āi shì míng zhī cuò le què bù kěn gǎi.
The greatest sorrow is knowing you are wrong and still refusing to change.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 悲哀
他出身贵族， 却 过着简朴的生活。
Tā chūshēn guìzú, què guòzhe jiǎnpǔ de shēnghuó.
He was born into the nobility yet lived simply.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贵族
他虽然身有残疾， 却 从未放弃学习。
Tā suīrán shēn yǒu cánji, què cóngwèi fàngqì xuéxí.
Although he has a disability, he has never given up studying.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 残疾
别人都往外跑，他 却 逆行冲了进去。
Biéren dōu wǎng wài pǎo, tā què nìxíng chōng le jìnqù.
Everyone else ran out, but he rushed in the opposite direction.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 逆行
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Words that contain 却
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Questions about 却
How is 却 used in a sentence?
This page shows 14 sentences using 却 (què, "Yet (however - go back - decline)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 却 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 却 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 却 an HSK word?
Yes — 却 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 却?
The dictionary page for 却 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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