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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">却</span>&#160;(<span class="pinyin">què</span>) 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&#160;<span class="hanzi">却</span>&#160;is something like this:</p>

  <div class="jiegou">
    <div class="deux">Sentence， Subj. +&#160;<span class="hanzist">却</span>&#160;+ ⋯⋯</div>
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  <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&#160;<span class="hanzi">却</span>&#160;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 inside a statement (within the second clause). Specifically, it needs to come after the subject and before the verb. (Note that when you use a conjunction like&#160;<span class="hanzi">但是</span>&#160;it comes before the subject!&#160;<span class="hanzi">却</span>&#160;is different in this respect. Also, rather than replacing&#160;<span class="hanzi">但是</span>, 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,&#160;<span class="hanzi">却&#160;</span>definitely needs to come after it.</p>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">我 等 了 她 很 长 时间 ，却 她 没 来 。</span><br/></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 等 了 她 很 长 时间 ，她 却 没 来 。</span><br/></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">有 些 人 博客里 的 文章 不 多 ， 却 内容 不 错 。</span><br/></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">有 些 人 博客里 的 文章 不 多 ， 但是 内容 却 不 错 .</span><br/></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">有 些 人 博客里 的 文章 不 多 ， 内容 却 不 错 。</span><br/></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">有 些 人 博客里 的 文章 不 多 ， 但是 内容 不 错 。</span><br/></li>
    </ul>
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  <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>

  <p>In the following examples, take note that&#160;<span class="hanzi">却</span>&#160;comes after the subject in each case, and that it can be used together with&#160;<span class="hanzi">但是</span>.</p>

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    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">他 用 的 潜水 装备 都 很 专业，但是 他 的 水平 却 很 低。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">His diving equipment is all specialized, but his level is quite low.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">虽然 是 自己 种 的 菜，不过 味道 却 没有 超市 的 好。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Although it's home-grown veggies, it's flavor just isn't as good as the supermarket's.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他 只有 16 岁，想法 却 比 20 几 岁 的 人 还 成熟。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">He's only sixteen, but his perspectives are more mature than people in their twenties.</span></li>
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  <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>Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (<span class="hanzi">汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级</span>) (pp.140-2) </li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本4</span>) (p. 184) </li>
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