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但是
dànshì
1. but
2. however
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0%

Example Sentences (10)

老师,我来中国留学两年了,但是我的汉语水平提高得一点儿也不快啊。
Lǎoshī, wǒ lái Zhōngguó liúxué liǎng nián le, dànshì wǒ de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng tígāo de yìdiǎnr yě bù kuài a.
Teacher, I've been studying in China for two years, but my Chinese isn't improving fast at all.
Text 1
买衣服只考虑价格当然不好,但是只考虑买好看的也不一定对。
Mǎi yīfu zhǐ kǎolǜ jiàgé dāngrán bù hǎo, dànshì zhǐ kǎolǜ mǎi hǎokàn de yě bù yídìng duì.
When buying clothes, considering only the price is certainly not good, but only considering buying the good-looking ones is not necessarily right either.
Text 4
人人都会使用语言,但是怎么用语言把话说好却是一门艺术。
Rénrén dōu huì shǐyòng yǔyán, dànshì zěnme yòng yǔyán bǎ huà shuō hǎo què shì yí mén yìshù.
Everyone can use language, but how to use language to speak well is an art.
Text 4
我年轻的时候也这么想,但是那时候没有钱,如果有钱,就去了。
Wǒ niánqīng de shíhou yě zhème xiǎng, dànshì nà shíhou méiyǒu qián,rúguǒ yǒu qián, jiù qù le.
I thought so too when I was young, but I didn't have money then. If I had had money, I would have gone.
Text 1
按原来的计划应该是两周,但是我们可以提前完成,周末保证做完。
Àn yuánlái de jìhuà yīnggāi shì liǎng zhōu, dànshì wǒmen kěyǐ tíqián wánchéng, zhōumò bǎozhèng zuò wán.
According to the original plan, it should take two weeks, but we can finish early and make sure it's done by the weekend.
Text 2
这一段时间,尽管工作很紧张,中间也遇到了很多困难,但是因为有大家的努力,我们成功地解决了问题,顺利地完成了工作,非常感谢大家对我的帮助!
Zhè yí duàn shíjiān, jǐnguǎn gōngzuò hěn jǐnzhāng, zhōngjiān yě yù dào le hěn duō kùnnán, dànshì yīnwèi yǒu dàjiā de nǔlì, wǒmen chénggōng de jiějué le wèntí, shùnlì de wánchéng le gōngzuò, fēicháng gǎnxiè dàjiā duì wǒ de bāngzhù!
During this period, although work was very stressful and we also encountered many difficulties, thanks to everyone’s efforts we successfully solved the problems and completed the work smoothly. Thank you all very much for your help!
Text 4
虽然是晴天,但是很冷。
Suīrán shì qíngtiān, dànshì hěn lěng.
Although it's a sunny day, it's very cold.
Text 3
本来是小李负责的,但是他突然生病住院了,所以就交给我来做了。
Běnlái shì Xiǎo Lǐ fùzé de, dànshì tā tūrán shēngbìng zhùyuàn le, suǒyǐ jiù jiāogěi wǒ lái zuò le.
It was originally Xiao Li's job, but he suddenly got sick and was hospitalized, so it was given to me to do.
Text 2
我虽然去过好几次,但是还想再去玩儿玩儿。
Wǒ suīrán qù guò hǎo jǐ cì, dànshì hái xiǎng zài qù wánr wánr.
Although I have been there several times, I still want to go again and have some fun.
Text 2
平时女儿那么多课,总是说想去旅行,但是没时间,怪可怜的。这次放假咱们带她去哪儿玩儿比较好呢?
Píngshí nǚ'ér nàme duō kè, zǒngshì shuō xiǎng qù lǚxíng, dànshì méi shíjiān, guài kělián de. Zhècì fàngjià zánmen dài tā qù nǎr wánr bǐjiào hǎo ne?
Usually our daughter has so many classes; she always says she wants to travel, but there’s no time — it’s pretty sad. Where would be a good place for us to take her during this break?
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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
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