It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem.
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却是
Traditional: 卻是
què shì
HSK 3.0 · 6
què shì · koek3 si6 (Jyutping)
- nevertheless
- actually
- the fact is ...
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
This story may sound strange, but it's absolutely true.
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