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可是
kěshì
1.
but
2.
however
3.
(used for emphasis) indeed
HSK 4
Very Common • Top 0%
Character Breakdown
Example Sentences (8)
每一个人都希望成功，可是很多时候，在成功之前会遇到很多困难。
Měi yí gè rén dōu xīwàng chénggōng, kěshì hěn duō shíhou, zài chénggōng zhīqián huì yùdào hěn duō kùnnán.
Everyone hopes to succeed, but often, before success, people encounter many difficulties.
Text 5
塑料袋给人们的生活带来方便，受到人们的普遍欢迎，可是，它的大量使用也带来了严重的环境污染问题。
Sùliàodài gěi rénmen de shēnghuó dàilái fāngbiàn, shòudào rénmen de pǔbiàn huānyíng, kěshì, tā de dàliàng shǐyòng yě dàilái le yánzhòng de huánjìng wūrǎn wèntí.
Plastic bags bring convenience to people's lives and are widely welcomed by people, but their extensive use has also brought serious environmental pollution problems.
Text 4
可是这里有这么多种，你知道哪种好吗？
Kěshì zhèlǐ yǒu zhème duō zhǒng, nǐ zhīdào nǎ zhǒng hǎo ma?
But there are so many kinds here; do you know which kind is good?
Text 3
当时她的父母和亲戚都不支持她，可是她坚持自己的选择，现在终于向所有人证明了她的选择是正确的。
Dāngshí tā de fùmǔ hé qīnqi dōu bù zhīchí tā, kěshì tā jiānchí zìjǐ de xuǎnzé, xiànzài zhōngyú xiàng suǒyǒu rén zhèngmíng le tā de xuǎnzé shì zhèngquè de.
At the time, her parents and relatives didn't support her, but she stuck to her choice, and now she has finally proven to everyone that her choice was correct.
Text 3
我也知道，可是我觉得抽烟这个动作看上去很帅。
Wǒ yě zhīdao, kěshì wǒ juéde chōuyān zhège dòngzuò kàn shàngqù hěn shuài.
I know too, but I think the act of smoking looks very cool.
Text 2
这次主要是因为我先做了比较难、比较复杂的题，结果花了太多时间，后面简单的题我没做完，可是时间来不及，最后只好放弃了。
Zhè cì zhǔyào shì yīnwèi wǒ xiān zuò le bǐjiào nán, bǐjiào fùzá de tí, jiéguǒ huā le tài duō shíjiān, hòumiàn jiǎndān de tí wǒ méi zuòwán, kěshì shíjiān lái bù jí, zuìhòu zhǐhǎo fàngqì le.
This time it was mainly because I first did the harder, more complex problems, which took too much time. After that I didn’t finish the easy ones, but there wasn’t enough time, and in the end I had to give up.
Text 2
虽然上海人也会讲普通话，可是仔细听，还是有上海味儿。
Suīrán shànghǎi rén yě huì jiǎng pǔtōnghuà, kěshì zǐxì tīng, háishì yǒu shànghǎi wèir.
Although Shanghai people also speak Mandarin, if you listen carefully, there is still a Shanghai accent.
Text 4
这可是个大问题，我也不太清楚。我帮你查一下学校的电话号码，你打电话问一下吧。
Zhè kě shì gè dà wèntí, wǒ yě bù tài qīngchu. Wǒ bāng nǐ chá yíxià xuéxiào de diànhuà hàomǎ, nǐ dǎ diànhuà wèn yíxià ba.
This is a big problem, and I'm not too sure either. I'll look up the school's phone number for you; you can call and ask.
Text 1
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