Nantoka/却quèTraditional: 卻HSK 4却 (què) is a Chinese word meaning “but; yet; however”.Meanings1but2yet3however4while5to go back6to decline7to retreat8nevertheless9even thoughPart of speechadverbRelated words却old variant of 卻|却[que4]忘却to forget冷却(lit. and fig.) to cool退却to retreat冷却剂coolant了却to resolve冷却塔cooling tower望而却步lit. to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom)却步to step back省却to save了却此生to live out one's life冷却水cooling water (in a reactor)Study Chinese with flashcards →