7 strokes
7 画

Radical 部首

jié

seal

Meaning 释义


  • step back
  • drive … back
  • decline
  • however

Words 词语

què-bù
却步

v.

shrink back

què-bù
却不

but not; are not

què-shì
却是

it is; the fact is; in fact

Idiom 熟语

què-zhī-bù-gōng
却之不恭
it would be impolite to decline; to decline would be disrepectful

Usage 用法

verb 动词

step back

Duì-yú zhè zhǒng shì, wǒ wàng-ér-què-bù.
对于这种事，我望而却步。
I shrink back at the sight of such a thing.

drive … back

Tā dǒng-dé hé-shí jìn-gōng, hé-shí tuì-què.
他懂得何时进攻，何时退却。
He knew when to attack and when to retreat.

decline

Wǒ jué-de zhè ge yāo-qǐng zhēn shì shèng-qíng-nán-què.
我觉得这个邀请真是盛情难却。
I couldn’t refuse the invitation so kindly made.

adverb 副词

however

Tā xiǎng hé tā fēn shǒu, què hěn nán kā-kǒu.
她想和他分手，却很难开口。
She wants to break up with him, however, hard to initiate.