# 却是 (quèshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 却是 (quèshì) means “nevertheless; actually; yet is”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: nevertheless; actually; yet is
- Pinyin: quèshì (que4 shi4)
- Traditional: 卻是
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他看着冷淡，却是个好人。
  Tā kànzhe lěngdàn, quèshì gè hǎorén.
  He looks cold, yet is very kind.

## Characters

- [却](https://hanziro.com/word/que-but-yet-however/) (què): (adv.) but, yet, however
- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is

https://hanziro.com/word/que-shi-nevertheless/

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