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laser2302 -

Read this line:

古代人40多岁已是人生尾巴阶段，但现代人40多岁却正处日正当中。

In the last part of the sentence '但现代人40多岁却正处日正当中' --- 但 is followed
by 却. Both of these words mean 'But' or does 却 has a different meaning, or is it some sort of
a pattern of 但...却. I also see the same pattern in other sentences. I just don't understand
why we put two 'buts' in the same sentence? Please help me understand that.



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JasonTsia -

Here, "却" means "..., on the contrary, ...".










Etwood -

Yes, 却 means something like 'contrary to logical belief', so with 但, it sort of has the
meaning of 'but contrary to popular belief'. Hope that helps!










magudo -

usually i will say
"古代人40多岁已是人生尾巴阶段，现代人40多岁却正处日正当中"
or "古代人40多岁已是人生尾巴阶段，但现代人40多岁正处日正当中"

I think use "但" and "却" in a same sentence is kind of wrong










JasonTsia -

I can't see any wrong in sentence like "但现代人40多岁却正处日正当中". Of cause , you
can say "现代人40多岁却正处日正当中" and "但现代人40多岁正处日正当中". But
by adding "却" after "但"， you emphasize the contrast between the two parts. Similarly, you
can say “然而...却..." , “而...却...".












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