却倒

卻倒
quèdào
adverb

Meanings

  1. 1 but on the contrary
  2. 2 but unexpectedly
  3. 3 yet actually

Examples

Wǒ yǐwéi tā huì shēngqì, tā quèdào xiào le.
I thought he'd be angry, but on the contrary he laughed.
Kàn qǐlái kùnnán, zuò qǐlái quèdào bù nán.
It looks hard, but doing it actually isn't difficult.

Tips

usage
Combines ('but, however') with ('on the contrary, surprisingly') for extra contrast. Used to flag that the result defies expectation. Roughly interchangeable with alone, but 却倒 is more emphatic and slightly more written.

Stroke Order

què
dào