卻 (koek3 | que4) : retreat; repulse; refuse; however

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卻

koek3

que4

[1] [v] retreat; withdraw; draw back
[2] [v] repulse; repel; drive back
[3] [v] refuse; decline; reject
[4] [v] remove; do away with; get rid of
[5] [conj] however; but; yet

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 卩 (#26)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

卻 / 却

This word has been viewed 8729 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Mar 2014 13:52

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忘卻 mong4 koek3 wang4 que4 = to forget 國

冷卻 laang5 koek3 leng3 que4 = cool down; cooling

冷卻劑 laang5 koek3 zai1 leng3 que4 ji4 = coolant

冷卻塔 laang5 koek3 taap3 leng3 que4 ta3 = cooling tower

卻步 koek3 bou6 que4 bu4 = to step back

冷卻器 laang5 koek3 hei3 leng3 que4 qi4 = condenser; cooler; quencher

謝卻 ze6 koek3 xie4 que4 = to decline; to refuse politely

盛情難卻 sing6 cing4 naan4 koek3 sheng4 qing2 nan2 que4 = find it hard to turn down sb's great kindness

卻之不恭 koek3 zi1 bat1 gung1 que4 zhi1 bu4 gong1 = to decline would be impolite

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 卻
Unicode code for this character: U+537b (off-site link)

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