Chinese symbol for “nevertheless”
却是
què shì
Traditional: 卻是
nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nevertheless is 却是 (què shì), defined as: nevertheless; actually; the fact is ....
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “nevertheless”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 却 (卻) | què | but; yet |
| 虽则 (雖則) | suī zé | nevertheless; although |
| 总要 (總要) | zǒng yào | nevertheless |
| 照样 (照樣) | zhào yàng | as before; (same) as usual |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 却是.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷却 (冷卻) | lěng què | (lit. and fig.) to cool |
| 忘却 (忘卻) | wàng què | (literary) to put out of one's mind; to forget |
| 退却 (退卻) | tuì què | to retreat; to shrink back |
| 望而却步 (望而卻步) | wàng ér què bù | (lit.) to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom); (fig.) to be deterred |
| 冷却水 (冷卻水) | lěng què shuǐ | cooling water (in a reactor) |
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 就是 | jiù shì | exactly; precisely; only; simply; just |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nevertheless”.
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