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却
què
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却
却 (què) is an HSK 4 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is but; depending on context, it can also mean yet or however. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01but
02yet
03however
04while
却
他保证过会来却没有来。Tā bǎo zhèng guò huì lái què méi yǒu lái。
He promised to come, but he didn't come.
我环顾四周，却没看见任何人。Wǒ huán gù sì zhōu， què méi kàn jiàn rèn hé rén。
I looked around, but saw nobody.
你活着，但是却不知道为什么活着。Nǐ huó zhe， dàn shì què bù zhī dào wèi shén yāo huó zhe。
You will exist but you will never know what it is to live.