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但是 dàn shì

HSK 2 word

Meanings

• but; however

Characters

• 但 dàn: but; yet; however; still
• 是 shì: to be (followed by substantives only)

Grammar: "Although" with 虽然...但是

虽然 + Fact + 但是 + Contrast

Unlike English, where you say "although" or "but" and not both, Chinese usually uses the pair: 虽然 in the first part and 但是 (or 可是) in the second. Either one can be dropped. 虽然 can go before or after the subject.

Example sentences

但是您有孩子。
But you have kids.
Tatoeba #8577718 by GlossaMatik (CC BY 2.0 FR)

但是你有孩子。
But you have kids.
Tatoeba #8577719 by slo_oth (CC BY 2.0 FR)

但是，我不要。
But I don't want to.
Tatoeba #8696219 by crescat (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).