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1. 我想去，但是没有时间。

   wǒ xiǎng qù, dàn​shì méi​yǒu shí​jiān.

   I'd like to go, but I don't have the time.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 漂亮归漂亮，但是不实用。

   piào​liang guī piào​liang, dàn​shì bù shí​yòng.

   It is beautiful, but it's just not practical.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 但是我没有泳衣啊。

   dàn​shì wǒ méi​yǒu yǒng​yī a.

   I don't have a swimsuit, though.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

4. 可能不行，但是我想试试。

   kě​néng bù xíng, dàn​shì wǒ xiǎng shì​shi.

   Maybe not, but I want to try.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

5. 你的车很快，但是我的更快。

   nǐ de chē hěn kuài, dàn​shì wǒ de gèng kuài.

   Your car is fast, but mine is faster.

   Source: Tatoeba

6. 她不在这里，但是在妳的脑海中？

   tā bù zài zhè​lǐ, dàn​shì zài nǐ de nǎo​hǎi zhōng?

   She's not here, but she's in your head?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

7. 我查了一下房子，但是没有戒指。

   wǒ chá le yī​xià fáng​zi, dàn​shì méi​yǒu jiè​zhi.

   I checked the house, but no ring.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

8. 他是个瞎子，但是听觉非常灵敏。

   tā shì gè xiā​zi, dàn​shì tīng​jué fēi​cháng líng​mǐn.

   He is blind, but his sense of hearing is very acute.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 但是你错了。

   dàn​shì nǐ cuò le.

   You're wrong, though.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

10. 他用力转动门把手，但是门打不开。

    tā yòng​lì zhuǎn​dòng mén bǎ​shou, dàn​shì mén dǎ bù kāi.

    He turned the doorknob hard, but the door wouldn't open.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. 这样做固然很好，但是成本太高了。

    zhè​yàng zuò gù​rán hěn hǎo, dàn​shì chéng​běn tài gāo le.

    Doing it this way is certainly good, but the cost is too high.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

12. 我也不想打你，但是我妻子要我去做。

    wǒ yě bù xiǎng dǎ nǐ, dàn​shì wǒ qī​zi yào wǒ qù zuò.

    I didn't want to hit you either, but my wife asked me to.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

13. 他是美国人，但是在北京住了很多年。

    tā shì Měi​guó​rén, dàn​shì zài Běi​jīng zhù le hěn​duō nián.

    He is American, but he has lived in Beijing for many years.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

14. 这种果实虽然个头小，但是味道极甘。

    zhè zhǒng guǒ​shí suī​rán gè tou xiǎo, dàn​shì wèi​dao jí gān.

    Although this fruit is small, it has a very sweet taste.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

15. 我本来打算今天去公园，但是下雨了。

    wǒ běn​lái dǎ​suàn jīn​tiān qù gōng​yuán, dàn​shì xià​yǔ le.

    I originally planned to go to the park today, but it rained.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

16. 他那个人虽然很有钱，但是非常好色。

    tā nà gè rén suī​rán hěn yǒu​qián, dàn​shì fēi​cháng hào​sè.

    Although he is very rich, he is very lecherous.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

17. 我虽然喜欢吃葡萄，但是我吃不了那么多。

    wǒ suī​rán xǐ​huan chī pú​tao, dàn​shì wǒ chī bù liǎo nà​me duō.

    I like grapes, but I can't eat so many.

    Source: Tatoeba

18. 有些人这么说，但是，你知道，这只是一种理论。

    yǒu​xiē rén zhè​me shuō, dàn​shì, nǐ zhī​dào, zhèi zhǐ​shì yī zhǒng lǐ​lùn.

    Some people say that, but, you know, it's just a theory.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

19. 这套礼仪虽然步骤很多，但是繁而不乱，非常有礼。

    zhè tào lǐ​yí suī​rán bù​zhòu hěn​duō, dàn​shì fán ér bù luàn, fēi​cháng yǒu lǐ.

    Although this etiquette involves many steps, it is elaborate without being chaotic and is very decorous.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

20. 这里的夏天虽然也很热，但是并没有我的家乡热。

    zhè​lǐ de xià​tiān suī​rán yě hěn rè, dàn​shì bìng méi​yǒu wǒ de jiā​xiāng rè.

    Although it is also very hot here in the summer, it's not as hot as my hometown.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary