但是 dànshì HSK2 but Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 但是 dànshì but conjunction but; however; yet; still; used to connect sentences or clauses to show a contrast, often used in combination with 虽然 suīrán or 尽管 jǐnguǎn 他们没有结婚，但是他们住在一起。 tāmen méiyǒu jiéhūn, dànshì tāmen zhù zài yīqǐ. They are not married but they live together. 我做不到，但是你能。 wǒ zuò bù dào, dànshì nǐ néng. I can't do that, but you can. whenever (archaic) whenever; every time that; all that are Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1571.5 per million appears in 90% of films Written text 589.5 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 2 Cross-References Synonym 可是 kěshìSame as 但 dàn然而 rán'érReferenced by 尽管 jǐnguǎn倒是 dàoshi Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
但是 dànshì but conjunction but; however; yet; still; used to connect sentences or clauses to show a contrast, often used in combination with 虽然 suīrán or 尽管 jǐnguǎn 他们没有结婚，但是他们住在一起。 tāmen méiyǒu jiéhūn, dànshì tāmen zhù zài yīqǐ. They are not married but they live together. 我做不到，但是你能。 wǒ zuò bù dào, dànshì nǐ néng. I can't do that, but you can. whenever (archaic) whenever; every time that; all that are Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1571.5 per million appears in 90% of films Written text 589.5 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 2 Cross-References Synonym 可是 kěshìSame as 但 dàn然而 rán'érReferenced by 尽管 jǐnguǎn倒是 dàoshi Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
