VocabularyHSK 3 · core

但是

dànshì

but

Part of speech · conjunction

Pattern visualization

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Examples

  1. 我想去,但是没时间。
    I want to go but I have no time.
  2. 便宜但是好。
    Cheap but good.

Collocations

但是不可是不过

Mnemonic

但是 dànshì "but, however" — clause connector. Synonyms: 可是 (kěshì, more colloquial), 不过 (búguò, softer). 但是 has the most neutral, written-style register.

Quick check

  1. 但是 vs 可是 vs 不过?

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