但

But in Chinese: 但 (dàn)

dàn

but

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1but; yet; however; still
  2. 2merely; only; just

Stroke order

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但

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄢˋ

dàn

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我想去，但今天太忙了。

    wǒ xiǎng qù， dàn jīn tiān tài máng le。

    I want to go, but I'm too busy today.

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Related words

但是

dàn shì

but

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

但愿

dàn yuàn

if only (sth were possible)

蛋

dàn

egg

道

dào

road

道路

dào lù

road

地铁站

dì tiě zhàn

subway station

的话

de huà

if (coming after a conditional clause)

得出

dé chū

to obtain (a result)

等到

děng dào

to wait until

店

diàn

inn

东北

dōng běi

northeast

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