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but; yet; however but; yet; however; only; merely; still
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be; yes; this
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simp. and trad.
(但是)
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但
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是
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| anagram
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是但
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Pronunciation
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Conjunction
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但是
- but; however
這兩臺筆記本雖然外形很像，但是功能上卻差別很大。 [MSC, trad.]
这两台笔记本虽然外形很像，但是功能上却差别很大。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhè liǎng tái bǐjìběn suīrán wàixíng hěn xiàng, dànshì gōngnéng shàng què chābié hěn dà. [Pinyin]
- Although these two notebooks look very similar, their functions are quite different.
王秀英雖然考了第一，但是她一點也不驕傲。 [MSC, trad.]
王秀英虽然考了第一，但是她一点也不骄傲。 [MSC, simp.]- Wáng Xiùyīng suīrán kǎo le dìyī, dànshì tā yīdiǎn yě bù jiāo'ào. [Pinyin]
- Although Wang Xiuying scored first in the exam, she was not at all arrogant about it.
你剛才說得很好，但是有一點我不敢苟同。 [MSC, trad.]
你刚才说得很好，但是有一点我不敢苟同。 [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ gāngcái shuō de hěn hǎo, dànshì yǒu yī diǎn wǒ bùgǎngǒutóng. [Pinyin]
- What you just said makes sense, but there is one thing I can't agree with.
Usage notes
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Unlike in English, in Chinese it is customary for 雖然／虽然 (suīrán, “although”) to be followed by 但是 (dànshì, “but; however”).
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
但是 (“but; however”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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而, 然, 但, 卻, 則
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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但是, 但, 可是, 不過, 然而
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| Mandarin
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Taiwan
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但是, 但, 可是, 不過
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| Malaysia
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但
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| Singapore
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但, 但是, 可是, 不過
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| Pematangsiantar
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tapi
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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但係, 不過, 之不過, 之但係
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| Hong Kong
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但係, 不過, 之不過, 之但係, but
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| Taishan
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但係
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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但係
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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但係, 不過, 之不過
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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但係, 董係
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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但係, 毋過
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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但係, 毋過, 毋故
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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但係, 毋過
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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但係, 毋過
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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但係, 毋過
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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毋過
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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但係
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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tapi
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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但是
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| Matsu
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但是
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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但是, 毋過, 毋句, 不過, 不而過
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| Quanzhou
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但是, 毋句, 不過, 不而過
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| Zhangzhou
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但是, 毋過, 不過, 不而過
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| Taipei
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但是, 毋過, 不而過
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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tapi, 但是
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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tapi, 但是, 毋句, 毋過
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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但是, 毋句, 毋過
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| Medan (Hokkien)
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tapi
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| Shantou
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是呾
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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是呾
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| Jieyang
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是呾
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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但是, แต่ว่า
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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但是, tapi
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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tapi, 不過, 但是
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| Wenchang
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但是
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| Qionghai
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但是
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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但是, 必過, 不過, 但不過, 但必過
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| Wuxi
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但必過
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但是
- (literary) merely by; just by ... alone
