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却是

què shì

2-character word Traditional 卻是

What 却是 means

1. nevertheless
2. actually
3. the fact is ...

The characters in 却是

• 却quèbut; yet; however
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…

Example sentences

• 我虽然在虎口里，却是安如泰山。
  Wǒ suīrán zài hǔkǒu lǐ, quèshì ānrú Tài Shān.
  Though I am in the tiger's mouth, I am as calm as Mount Tai.
• 他完全不会游泳，但却是一个滑雪高手。
  Tā wánquán bù huì yóuyǒng, dàn quèshì yī gè huáxuě gāoshǒu.
  He can't swim at all, but when it comes to skiing, he is the best.
• 这可能听起来牵强，但却是个真实的问题。
  Zhè kěnéng tīngqilai qiānqiǎng, dàn quèshì gè zhēnshí de wèntí.
  It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem.
• 我生平难得做了一件好事...却是没用的。
  Wǒ shēngpíng nándé zuò le yī jiàn hǎoshì... quèshì méiyòng de.
  For once in my life I'm doing a good deed... And it is useless.
• 这个故事听起来可能很奇怪，但却是千真万确的。
  This story may sound strange, but it's absolutely true.
• 据说日本人对认识的人亲切，对不认识的人却是十分冷淡。
  Jùshuō Rìběnrén duì rènshi de rén qīnqiè, duì bù rènshi de rén quèshì shífēn lěngdàn.
  It is said that Japanese people are kind to people they know, but rather cold to those they don't.

Sounds the same

Read què shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 确是certainly