但是
dàn shì
Pinyin

Definition

但是
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dàn shì
  1. but
  2. however

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

是
shì
  1. 1 is
  2. 2 are
  3. 3 am
  4. 4 yes
  5. 5 to be
但
dàn
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 yet
  3. 3 however
  4. 4 only
  5. 5 merely
  6. 6 still
但是
dàn shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
只是
zhǐ shì
  1. 1 merely
  2. 2 simply
  3. 3 only
  4. 4 but
可是
kě shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
  3. 3 (used for emphasis) indeed

Idioms (20)

一是一，二是二
yī shì yī , èr shì èr
  1. 1 lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
  3. 3 unequivocal
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me

Sample Sentences

你说得很有道理，但是这个提案成本太高了。
nǐ shuō de hěn yǒu dàoli ，dànshì zhège tíàn chéngběn tài gāo le 。
What you say makes a lot of sense, but the proposal costs too high.
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这个提案好是好，但是成本太高了。
zhège tíàn hǎo shì hǎo ，dànshì chéngběn tài gāo le 。
This is a great idea, but the costs are too high.
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我了解你的意思，但是我不太认同。
wǒ liǎojiě nǐ de yìsi ，dànshì wǒ bù tài rèntóng 。
I understand what you mean, but I don’t really agree.
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我明白，但是我不太同意。
wǒ míngbai ，dànshì wǒ bù tài tóngyì 。
I understand, but I don’t really agree with it.
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你说得很有道理，但是我不这么认为。
nǐ shuō de hěn yǒu dàoli ，dànshì wǒ bù zhème rènwéi 。
You make a lot of sense, but I don’t think it this way.
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好是好，但是我有不同的看法。
hǎo shì hǎo ，dànshì wǒ yǒu bùtóng de kànfǎ 。
This is a great idea, but I have a different opinion.
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我有个护士朋友说是家长想要女婿了，所以想认识认识新朋友。但是她可挑剔了，她开出来的征友条件，让人看了都傻眼。
wǒ yǒu ge hùshi péngyou shuō shì jiāzhǎng xiǎngyào nǚxu le ，suǒyǐ xiǎng rènshi rènshi Xīn péngyou 。dànshì tā kě tiāoti le ，tā kāi chūlái de zhēngyǒu tiáojiàn ，ràng rén kàn le dōu shǎyǎn 。
I have a nurse friend who says that her parents want a son-in-law, so she wants to meet new friends. But she’s very picky, and her list of boyfriend criteria is really shocking.
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但是，我还是想不出好的企划。
dànshì ，wǒ háishi xiǎngbùchū hǎo de qǐhuà 。
But I can’t come up with any good ideas.
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老板，今天的活动没那么顺利，但是我们明天会改进的。
lǎobǎn ，jīntiān de huódòng méinàme shùnlì ，dànshì wǒmen míngtiān huì gǎijìn de 。
Boss, the event didn’t go very well today, but we will do better tomorrow.
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有一间公司的股票涨得很快，但是要小心“螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后”，这可能只是一时的炒作而已。
yǒu yī jiān gōngsī de gǔpiào zhǎng de hěn kuài ，dànshì yào xiǎoxīn “tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu ”，zhè kěnéng zhǐshì yīshí de chǎozuò éryǐ 。
One company's stock increases fast. But beware of the potential danger. This might only be a short-term hype.
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