HanTrace

却是

què shì
HSK 6

“Nevertheless” in Chinese is 却是 (què shì).

Meaning

  • nevertheless
  • actually
  • the fact is ...

Example

这可能听起来牵强，但却是个真实的问题。

It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

quèHSK 47 strokesbutshìHSK 19 strokesto be (followed by substantives only)

More HSK 6 words

主流zhǔliúmain stream (of a river)HSK 6自在zìzaicomfortable; at easeHSK 6融合rónghéa mixtureHSK 6通红tōnghóngvery redHSK 6雨衣yǔyīraincoatHSK 6融入róngrùto blend intoHSK 6协调xiétiáoto coordinateHSK 6领袖lǐngxiùleaderHSK 6出入chūrùto go out and come inHSK 6指头zhǐtoufingerHSK 6

Not to be confused with: 确实 (quèshí, indeed) · 缺失 (quēshī, lack; deficiency)