但是 dànshì but
but; however
怎么记住“但是”: 但 but + 是 is = but.
汉字
用法
- 'But, however' - the standard contrast word, and the answer to 虽然: 虽然很贵，但是很好 (suīrán hěn guì, dànshì hěn hǎo) expensive, but good.
- 可是 (kěshì) is a softer, more spoken near-synonym; 但是 is neutral and a touch firmer.
- Sits at the head of the second clause, not mid-sentence like English 'but' sometimes does.
例句
- 雨很大，但是他还是出门了。 Yǔ hěn dà, dànshì tā háishi chūmén le.He went out though it was raining heavily.
- 闹钟响了，但是他没醒。 Nàozhōng xiǎng le, dànshì tā méi xǐng.The alarm clock has rung, but he hasn't yet woken up.
- 我在城市上班，但是住在郊区。 Wǒ zài chéngshì shàngbān, dànshì zhùzài jiāoqū.I work in the city, but live in the suburbs.
- 虽然跑得很累，但是很多人都没有放弃。 Suīrán pǎo de hěn lèi, dànshì hěn duō rén dōu méiyǒu fàngqì.Though exhausted from running, many refused to give up.