què却（卻）
却（卻）
HSK 4
common
verb
conjunction
Meaning of 却
却 means to retreat; to fall back; to repel the enemy; to force back. Pronounced què. HSK 4.
- to retreat; to fall back
- to repel the enemy; to force back
- to decline; to refuse; to push away
Character Info
Radical卩
Strokes7
Components
谷
卩
Stroke Order
却
Definitions & Examples
Yù遇
dào到
wēi危
xiǎn险
shí时
，
tā他
háo毫
bù不
yóu犹
yù豫
de地
què却
bù步
le了
。
When encountering danger, he retreated without hesitation.
Miàn面
duì对
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
，
wǒ我
men们
jué绝
bù不
néng能
què却
bù步
。
We must never retreat in the face of challenges.
dí敌
jūn军
jiàn见
shì势
bù不
miào妙
，
fēn纷
fēn纷
què却
tuì退
。
The enemy troops retreated one after another as the situation turned against them.
kàn看
dào到
dǒu陡
qiào峭
de的
shān山
lù路
，
tā他
kāi开
shǐ始
què却
bù步
le了
。
Looking at the steep mountain road, he began to hold back.
tā他
de的
yǒng勇
qì气
ràng让
wǒ我
bù不
zài再
què却
bù步
。
His courage made me stop holding back.