Chinese word dictionary

谢却

xiè què · to decline; to refuse politely

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Word information

Simplified谢却

Traditional謝卻

Pinyinxiè què

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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谢xiè

to thank

却què

still, but; decline; retreat

How to learn 谢却

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Words with the same characters

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谢谢xièxie

to thank; thanks; thank you

感谢gǎnxiè

(express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks

却què

but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though; old variant of 卻|却[que4]

凋谢diāoxiè

to wither; to wilt; wizened

冷却lěngquè

(lit. and fig.) to cool

退却tuìquè

to retreat; to shrink back