，。
Even though he's poor, he's happy.
How to pronounce 却
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
què却
however; yet (adverb)
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
quèFourth tone
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。
He is strict yet kind.
。
But no one wanted to hear it.
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ā First toneHigh and level
á Second toneRising
ǎ Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à Fourth toneFalling
a Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.