却

卻

què

adverb HSK 4 #275

Meanings

Tā hěn cōngming, què bù nǔlì.

He is very smart, but doesn't work hard.

Wǒ xiǎng bāng tā, tā què bù jiēshòu.

I wanted to help him, but he wouldn't accept.

Wàimiàn hěn lěng, tā què zhǐ chuān le yī jiàn chènshān.

It's very cold outside, yet he's only wearing a shirt.

grammar

却 is placed AFTER the subject of the second clause, not at the beginning. Wrong: 却他不来. Right: 他却不来. It expresses a contrast or unexpected turn.

却 què