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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

却 [què]
  1. 1. verb [后退] step back
  2. 2. verb [使退却] drive … back
  3. 3. verb [拒绝] decline
    推却
    decline
    盛情难却。
    It's difficult to refuse such a kind offer.
  4. 4. verb [表示完成]
    冷却
    cool off
    忘却
    forget
  5. 5. adverb [表示完成] however
    我有许多话要说，却不知从何说起。
    I have a lot to say, but don't know where to start.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

却 [què]
  1. 1. verb step back
    退却
    retreat; withdraw
  2. 2. verb drive back; repulse
    却敌
    repulse the enemy
  3. 3. verb decline; refuse
    推却
    refuse; decline
  4. 4. verb (used after a verb to indicate completion of an action)
    冷却
    become or make cool
  5. 5. adverb but; yet
    她有许多话要说，一时却什么也说不出来。
    She had a lot to say, but at the time she was unable to utter a word.
    文章虽短却很有力。
    The essay is short but forceful.
    这样推理很周全，却说服不了我。
    The logic is sound, and yet it does not convince me.
    他个子不高却特别有精神。
    这个道理大家都明白，她却不知道。
    这种花很好看却不好闻。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

却 [què]
  1. 1. 动 后退
    望而却步
    退却。
  2. 2. 动 [文] 使后退
    却敌。
  3. 3. 动 推辞;拒绝
    盛情难却
    受之有愧,却之不恭
    推却。
  4. 4. 动 用在某些单音节动词或形容词后面,表示结果,相当于"去""掉"
    了却一桩心事
    忘却
    失却
    冷却。
  5. 5. 副 表示语气轻微的转折
    虽然天气很冷,大家心里却热乎乎的
    话虽不多,却很有分量
    我对他很热情,他却很冷淡。
  6. 6. 右边是"卩",不是"阝"(邑)。
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Examples

他倒称心如意了，却叫我一人背黑锅。
He got what he wanted and left me in the lurch as a scapegoat. → 背黑锅
这产品表面光，质量却很差。
This product looks nice, but proves to be poor in quality. → 表面光
人总是要犯错误的，但不可救药的却很少。
Everyone makes mistakes, but few are incorrigible. → 不可救药
这些青少年不好好念书，却成天玩牌，长此以往，怎么得了?
These teenagers don't work hard at their studies; instead, they play cards all the time. If they go on like this, what will become of them? → 长此以往
出乎意料之外，却在情理之中。
unexpected but not surprising → 出乎意料
他处事严肃，态度却十分和蔼。
He handles affairs in a businesslike yet friendly way. → 处事
就那么点事，他却颠来倒去说个没完。
It was only a small matter but he kept harping on it. → 颠来倒去
过去他俩不大对头，现在却合得来了。
The two didn't get along in the past but now they hit it off well. → 对头
她虽是第一次当众讲话，却一点都不发慌。
She didn't feel a bit nervous though it was the first time she'd spoken in public. → 发慌
他表面上和和气气，骨子里却阴险狠毒。
He had a frank friendly look, but at heart he was crafty and ruthless. → 骨子里
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Character Decomposition

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[qù]		 + 卩
[jié]

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nciku Note

Paired conjunctions as Conveyors of alternatives in a complex sentence

A conjunction is a word or expression that acts as a transition between clauses and phrases in a complex sentence. For example: "不但……而且……" (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" (if… then…), and "总而言之" (all in all), where the first clause or phrase is connected to the following clause or phrase by a conjunction.
The paired conjunctions such as “不是……就是……”，“或者……或者……”，“要么……要么……”，“是……还是……” indicate alternatives in a complex sentence.

e.g. （1）这本书不是小刘的，就是小王的。 （2）这本书要么是小刘的，要么是小王的。 （3）这本书是小刘的，还是小王的？ （4）这本书或者是小刘的，或者是小王的。

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