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卻 (koek3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

卻 (koek3, què) — (verb) Draw back; but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though; to repel; to do away with

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 卻之不恭 (koek3 zi1 bat1 gung1) — to refuse would be impolite
• 卻倒 (koek3 dou2) — but on the contrary; but unexpectedly
• 卻才 (koek3 coi4) — just now
• 卻是 (koek3 si6) — nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...
• 卻步 (koek3 bou6) — to step back
• 卻病 (koek3 beng6) — (literary) to ward off illness; to cure illness

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