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但是 (dàn shì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 2

但是 (dàn shì) is a Chinese word: but. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 但是

连 lián conjunction

but

我想去,但是没有时间。

wǒ xiǎng qù dàn shì méi yǒu shí jiān

I want to go, but I don't have time.

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Word breakdown

但 dàn — but (adversative meaning)

是 shì — particle strengthening the conjunction

Structure & writing
1 但 dàn — only, merely

但 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order

2 是 shì — correct; right (opposite of 非)
是 is a component in 4 characters

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