Commerce and Negotiation

我来了，他却没来。

Wǒ lái le, tā què méi lái.

I came, but he did not.

同学们都出去活动了，他却坐在教室里面不动。

Tóngxuémen dōu chūqù huódòng le, tā què zuò zài jiàoshì lǐmiàn bù dòng.

All the classmates went out for activities, but he just sat in the classroom without moving.

虽然他很聪明，学习却不认真。

Suīrán tā hěn cōngming, xuéxí què bù rènzhēn.

Although he is smart, he does not study seriously.

这个消息未必可靠，咱们再等等吧。

Zhège xiāoxi wèibì kěkào, zánmen zài děngdeng ba.

This news is not necessarily reliable — let's wait a bit.

别等了，他未必会来。

Bié děng le, tā wèibì huì lái.

Stop waiting — he may not come.

贵的东西未必好。

Guì de dōngxi wèibì hǎo.

Expensive things are not necessarily good.

他的话我几乎都没听懂。

Tā de huà wǒ jīhū dōu méi tīngdǒng.

I barely understood anything he said.

她似乎对自己的表现很不满意。

Tā sìhū duì zìjǐ de biǎoxiàn hěn bù mǎnyì.

She seems quite dissatisfied with her own performance.

这个城市几乎每条街都有咖啡店。

Zhège chéngshì jīhū měi tiáo jiē dōu yǒu kāfēidiàn.

Almost every street in this city has a coffee shop.