但 meaning and pronunciation

但
Simplified/traditional character

但 English definition

dàn
  • but
  • yet
  • however
  • only
  • merely
  • still

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 僤 : great; severe;
  • 啖 : to eat; to taste; to entice (using bait);
  • 弹 : (dan4) crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball; (tan2) to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials);
  • 弾 : Japanese variant of 彈|弹;
  • 惮 : dread; fear; dislike;
  • 憺 : peace;
  • 旦 : dawn; morning; day-break; day;
  • 柦 : a kind of wooden desk without legs;
  • 氮 : nitrogen (chemistry);
  • 淡 : insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen;
  • 澹 : tranquil; placid; quiet;
  • 窞 : pit; cave;
  • 萏 : lotus;
  • 蛋 : egg; oval-shaped; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2];
  • 蜑 : Tanka people;
  • 诞 : birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase;
  • 霮 : denseness of clouds;
  • 髧 : long hair;
  • 鴠 : a kind of nightingale;

Sentences examples with 但

  • 但是我觉得您可以喝咖啡。
    Dànshì wǒ juédé nín kěyǐ hē kāfēi.
  • 虽然……但下雨了，虽然……但我们还是想去看电影。
    Suīrán……dàn xià yǔle, suīrán……dàn wǒmen háishì xiǎng qù kàn diànyǐng.
  • 他笑着说：“你不认识我，但是我认识你。”
    Tā xiàozhe shuō:Nǐ bù rènshí wǒ, dànshì wǒ rènshí nǐ.
  • 妹妹不但……喜欢唱歌，不但……爱跳舞。
    Mèimei bùdàn……xǐhuān chànggē, bùdàn……ài tiàowǔ.
  • 爷爷六十岁了，但是看起来一点儿也不老。
    Yéyé liùshí suìle, dànshì kàn qǐlái yīdiǎn er yě bùlǎo.

Words containing 但, by HSK level

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