但是 (dàn shì) — but; however
Definition
但是 is the standard everyday 'but/however' for marking contrast between two clauses. It's more formal and clause-initial than 可是 (more spoken/casual), and more common in writing than 然而.
conjunction
buthowever
Examples
- ，但是。Wǒ míng tiān xiǎng qù gōng yuán, dàn shì tiān qì bù hǎo.I want to go to the park tomorrow, but the weather is bad.
- ，但是。Tā xué xí hěn hǎo, dàn shì bú kuài lè.He studies very well, but he is not happy.
- ，但是。Zhè ge píng guǒ dà, dàn shì bù hǎo chī.This apple is big, but it's not tasty.
Grammar
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