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但
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (17)
不但
bùdàn
not only (... but also...)
但丁
Dàndīng
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy [[神曲]]
但是
dànshì
but
但书
dànshū
proviso
但愿
dànyuàn
if only (sth were possible)
撒但
Sādàn
variant of [[撒旦<Sādàn>]], Satan or Shaitan
约但
Yuēdàn
variant of [[約旦|约旦]], Jordan
非但
fēidàn
not only
马但
Mǎdàn
Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15
但尼生
Dànníshēng
Tennyson (name)
约但河
YuēdànHé
variant of [[約旦河|约旦河<YuēdànHé>]]
圣但尼
Shèngdànní
St Denis or St Dennis
但以理书
Dànyǐlǐshū
Book of Daniel
但说无妨
dànshuōwúfáng
there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
但愿如此
dànyuànrúcǐ
if only it were so
格但斯克
Gédànsīkè
Gdansk, city on Baltic in north Poland
不求有功，但求无过
bùqiúyǒugōng,dànqiúwúguò
special achievement not required, just no hyperactive blunders (idiom); not hoping to acquire merit, just avoiding mistakes
Example Sentences (10)
人的一生可以什么也没有，但不能没有朋友，而且必须要有自己真正的朋友。
Rén de yīshēng kěyǐ shénme yě méiyǒu,dàn bùnéng méiyǒu péngyou,érqiě bìxū yào yǒu zìjǐ zhēnzhèng de péngyou.
In life, a person can have nothing, but cannot be without friends, and must have their own true friends.
Text 5
但对我来说，最重要的是旅行能让我有机会尝到各地有名的小吃。
Dàn duì wǒ láishuō, zuì zhòngyào de shì lǚxíng néng ràng wǒ yǒu jīhuì chángdào gèdì yǒumíng de xiǎochī.
But for me, the most important thing is that traveling gives me the chance to taste famous snacks from various places.
Text 5
虽然第一印象不总是对的，但如果想改变却很困难。
Suīrán dì yī yìnxiàng bù zǒng shì duì de, dàn rúguǒ xiǎng gǎibiàn què hěn kùnnán.
Although first impressions are not always right, if you want to change them, it is very difficult.
Text 5
爱情是结婚的重要原因，但两个人共同生活，不仅需要浪漫的爱情，更需要性格上互相吸引。
Àiqíng shì jiéhūn de zhòngyào yuányīn, dàn liǎng gè rén gòngtóng shēnghuó, bùjǐn xūyào làngmàn de àiqíng, gèng xūyào xìnggé shàng hùxiāng xīyǐn.
Love is an important reason to get married, but for two people to live together, they not only need romantic love; more importantly, they need mutual attraction in terms of personality.
Text 5
虽然最近工作很忙，但你们也要注意身体啊。
Suīrán zuìjìn gōngzuò hěn máng,dàn nǐmen yě yào zhùyì shēntǐ a.
Although work has been very busy lately, you all also need to take care of your health.
Text 2
有的人心里怎么想，嘴上就怎么说，即使是别人的缺点，他也会直接说出来，这样的人虽然很诚实，但是可能会引起别人的误会；有的人虽然也看到了别人的缺点，但却不会直接指出来，而是通过别的方法来提醒，让他认识到自己的缺点，这样的人会让人觉得更友好。
Yǒu de rén xīnlǐ zěnme xiǎng, zuǐ shàng jiù zěnme shuō, jíshǐ shì biérén de quēdiǎn, tā yě huì zhíjiē shuō chūlái, zhèyàng de rén suīrán hěn chéngshí, dànshì kěnéng huì yǐnqǐ biérén de wùhuì; yǒu de rén suīrán yě kàn dào le biérén de quēdiǎn, dàn què bú huì zhíjiē zhǐ chūlái, ér shì tōngguò bié de fāngfǎ lái tíxǐng, ràng tā rènshí dào zìjǐ de quēdiǎn, zhèyàng de rén huì ràng rén juéde gèng yǒuhǎo.
Some people say whatever they think; even if it is someone else's shortcoming, they will say it directly. Such people are very honest, but they may cause misunderstandings; some people, although they also see others' shortcomings, will not point them out directly, but use other ways to remind them and help them realize their own shortcomings. Such people seem friendlier.
Text 4
虽然我们认识的时间不长，但我从来没这么快乐过。
Suīrán wǒmen rènshi de shíjiān bù cháng, dàn wǒ cónglái méi zhème kuàilè guò.
Although we haven't known each other for long, I've never been this happy before.
Text 2
虽然这是一件很小的事，但这样做可以减少塑料袋的使用数量，对环境保护有很大的作用。
Suīrán zhè shì yì jiàn hěn xiǎo de shì, dàn zhèyàng zuò kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo sùliàodài de shǐyòng shùliàng, duì huánjìng bǎohù yǒu hěn dà de zuòyòng.
Although this is a very small thing, doing this can reduce the number of plastic bags used and has a big effect on environmental protection.
Text 4
我就是这么做的，但这一个月下来，我只轻了一公斤。
Wǒ jiùshì zhème zuò de, dàn zhè yíge yuè xiàlái, wǒ zhǐ qīng le yì gōngjīn.
I did exactly this, but over the past month, I only lost one kilogram.
Text 1
这些是我们每个人都能够做到的小事，但却有实实在在的效果。
Zhèxiē shì wǒmen měi gèrén dōu nénggòu zuòdào de xiǎoshì, dànquè yǒu shíshízàizài de xiàoguǒ.
These are small things that each of us can do, but they have real effects.
Text 5
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 94
- Word Frequency Rank
- 71 of 84,292