可
是

But in Chinese: 可是 (kě shì)

kě shì

but

HSK 3.0 Level 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1but; however
  2. 2(used for emphasis) indeed

Stroke order

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可
是

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄜˇ

kě

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 可是太贵了！

    kě shì tài guì le！

    But it's too expensive!

  • 非死不可是什么？

    fēi sǐ bù kě shì shén me？

    What's Facebook?

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Related words

是

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

可

kě

(prefix) can

但是

dàn shì

but

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

可以

kě yǐ

can

还是

hái shi

still (as before)

可爱

kě ài

adorable

总是

zǒng shì

always

可怜

kě lián

pitiful

可惜

kě xī

it is a pity

于是

yú shì

thereupon

凡是

fán shì

each and every

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