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<p>却 (què) is used to indicate something was contrary to
expectations, and is used in a similar way to <a href=
"Expressing_Contrariness_with_&quot;dao&quot;" title=
"wikilink">倒</a>. However, it is generally followed by a negative
comment:</p>
<h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
<p>The overall structure of sentences that use 却 is something like
this:</p>
<div class="jiegou">
<p>Sentence， Subj. + 却 + ⋯⋯</p>
</div>
<p>Normally the first clause above makes a statement, and then the
second clause introduces something contrary, generally in the form
of a negative comment.</p>
<p>It's also important to point out that 却 is not a <a href=
"conjunctions" title="wikilink">conjunction</a>; it's an <a href=
"adverbs" title="wikilink">adverb</a>. Practically speaking, this
means that rather than joining two statements, it goes
<em>inside</em> a statement (within the second clause).
Specifically, it needs to come <em>after the subject</em> and
<em>before the verb</em>. (Note that when you use a conjunction
like 但是 it comes <em>before</em> the subject! 却 is different in
this respect. Also, rather than <em>replacing</em> 但是, it can work
with it to add emphasis.</p>
<p>Also, sometimes the subject of the second clause will be
omitted. If there is a subject, however, 却 definitely needs to come
<em>after</em> it.</p>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>我 等 了 她 很 长 时间 ，<strong>却</strong> 她 没 来 。</li>
<li>我 等 了 她 很 长 时间 ，她 <strong>却</strong> 没 来 。</li>
<li>有 些 人 博客里 的 文章 不 多 ， <strong>却</strong> 内容 不 错 。</li>
<li>有 些 人 博客里 的 文章 不 多 ， 但是 内容 <strong>却</strong> 不 错 .</li>
<li>有 些 人 博客里 的 文章 不 多 ， 内容 <strong>却</strong> 不 错 。</li>
<li>有 些 人 博客里 的 文章 不 多 ， 但是 内容 不 错 。</li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<p>In the following examples, take note that 却 comes <em>after</em>
the subject in each case, and that it can be used together with
但是.</p>
<div class="liju">
<ul>
<li>他 用 的 潜水 装备 都 很 专业，但是 他 的 水平 <em>却</em> 很 低。<span class=
"trans">His diving equipment is all specialized, but his level is
quite low.</span></li>
<li>虽然 是 自己 种 的 菜，不过 味道 <em>却</em> 没有 超市 的 好。<span class=
"trans">Although it's home-grown veggies, it's flavor just isn't as
good as the supermarket's.</span></li>
<li>他 只有 16 岁，想法 <em>却</em> 比 20 几 岁 的 人 还 成熟。<span class=
"trans">He's only sixteen, but his perspectives are more mature
than people in their twenties.</span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="Expressing_Contrariness_with_&quot;dao&quot;" title=
"wikilink">Expressing Contrariness with "dao"</a></li>
<li><a href="&quot;On_the_Contrary&quot;_with_&quot;fan'er&quot;"
title="wikilink">"On the Contrary" with "fan'er"</a></li>
<li><a href="A_Softer_&quot;But&quot;" title="wikilink">A Softer
"But"</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%99%BE%E9%A1%B9%E8%AE%B2%E7%BB%83_-_%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7)"
title="wikilink">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items -
Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)</a> (pp.140-2)
<a href=
"http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-23&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=536&amp;creative=3132&amp;creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ">
→buy</a></li>
<li><a href=
"New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_4_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC4)"
title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)</a> (p.
184) <a href=
"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561913192/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561913192">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:
B2 grammar points</a></p>
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