却

Meaning(adverb)

old variant of 却

Examples

• 他很累，却不想休息。

  tā hěn lèi, què bù xiǎng xiū xi.

  He's exhausted, yet he doesn't want to rest.

• 我等了很久，她却没来。

  wǒ děng le hěn jiǔ, tā què méi lái.

  I waited a long time, but she never came.

• 东西不多，价钱却很贵。

  dōng xi bù duō, jià qián què hěn guì.

  There isn't much, but it's very expensive.

Easily confused

• 但是 — 却 is an adverb placed after the subject; 但是 is a conjunction at the start of the clause.

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