LEARN + CHINESE / 122 of 300 HSK 4
Read the Speaker’s Stance 却
You expected the long queue to move slowly, yet it cleared in minutes. 却 turns the sentence against an expectation; 反而 highlights the surprising opposite; 竟然 marks the speaker’s surprise, while 的确 confirms a point. Their position helps show which part carries that stance.
我整天都在给他打电话，却打不通。
wǒ zhěngtiān dōu zài gěi tā dǎ diànhuà， què dǎ bù tōng。
I’ve been calling him all day, but I can’t get through.
现在几乎每家都有电视机了。
xiànzài jīhū měi jiā dōu yǒu diànshìjī le。
Now almost every household has a television.
这个办法似乎很简单。
zhè ge bànfǎ sìhū hěn jiǎndān。
This method seems simple.
虽然听起来很奇怪，但是她的判断的确正确。
suīrán tīng qǐlái hěn qíguài， dànshì tā de pànduàn díquè zhèngquè。
Although it sounds strange, her judgment is indeed correct.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
què | but; yet; however |
jīhū | almost; nearly |
sìhū | seemingly; it seems |
díquè | indeed; really |
fǎn'ér | on the contrary; instead |
hái | still; yet |
jìngrán | unexpectedly; actually |
jiūjìng | after all; outcome |
dǎ diànhuà | to make a phone call |
diànshìjī | Tv. set |
bùtōng | blocked; illogical |
dànshì | but; however |
pànduàn | to judge; judgment |
bànfǎ | method; way |
qíguài | strange; odd |
zhěngtiān | all day long |
zhèngquè | correct; right |
xiànzài | now |
diànshì | Tv. |
diànhuà | telephone |
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