却是

• 拼音: què shì
• 汉字拆解: 却 = 去 (go) + 卩 (kneeling person) — to retreat, but; 是 = 日 (sun) + 疋 (foot) — to be

含义

But actually is; however is; turns out to be. Used to introduce a contrasting fact.

A literary or formal way to express contrast, often used when reality differs from expectation. More emphatic than simple 却, it highlights the surprising or contrasting nature of what follows. Common in written Chinese and formal speech.

例句

1. 表面上看起来简单，却是一道复杂的难题。
2. 他平时沉默寡言，却是团队里最有想法的人。
3. 这部电影票房一般，却是当年最具影响力的作品之一。

用法指南

语境: writing, contrast, emphasis

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 看似平凡，却是不凡。(Seems ordinary, but is actually extraordinary.)
• 他年纪虽小，却是个高手。(Though young, he is actually an expert.)

错误说法

• 不要在口语中过度使用'却是' (In casual speech, 但是 or 不过 sounds more natural — 却是 is more literary)

起源与历史

Compound of 却 (but, yet, however) and 是 (is). Together they create an emphatic contrast marker meaning 'but actually is.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal