Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 卻

but
yet
however
while
to go back
to decline
to retreat
nevertheless
even though

just now

to save
to get rid of (so saving space)

to step back

to cool (lit. and fig.)

to retreat
to shrink back

but on the contrary
but unexpectedly

to repel
to decline

to forget

to discard

to prevent or treat a disease

to resolve
to settle

nevertheless
actually
the fact is ...

to decline
to refuse politely

cooling water (in a reactor)

cooling tower

coolant

wàng'érquèbù

to shrink back; to flinch

quèzhībùgōng

to refuse would be impolite

qíngbùkěquè

unable to refuse because of affection

liǎoquècǐshēng

to die
to be done with this world

céngjīngcānghǎinánwéishuǐ,chúquè Wū Shānbùshìyún

曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云

[曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲]

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things