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但是 dànshì — 表示转折，用在后一句的开头

dànshì (fourth tone, falling)dan4shi4

表示转折，用在后一句的开头

HSK 2· HSK 1–4（旧版）二级· “三等九级”国际中文水平标准conjunction
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义项

  1. 表示转折，用在后一句的开头

    Opens a clause that runs against the one before it. It joins clauses, never two nouns, and a comma stands before it: 我很累，但是很高兴. 可是 is the lighter, more spoken alternative.

    conjunction

    After 虽然 the second clause keeps 但是 as well: Chinese states both halves of the pair where English drops one.

字形拆解

  • 是
    shì (fourth tone, falling)

    to be (am, is, are); yes, that is so; correct, right

    9 画⿱日正部首 日

例句

  • 我很累，但是很高兴。我很累，但是很高興。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) lèi, (fourth tone, falling) dànshì (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) gāoxìng. (first tone, high and level)···

    I’m tired, but I’m happy.

  • 他很想去，但是没有时间。他很想去，但是沒有時間。Tā (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) qù, (fourth tone, falling) dànshì (fourth tone, falling) méiyǒu (second tone, rising) shíjiān. (second tone, rising)···

    He’d very much like to go, but he hasn’t got the time.

常见错误

  • 不太对这个房间很小，和很贵。

    正确这个房间很小，但是很贵。

    和 joins nouns — 我和他 — and can never link two statements. A contrast between clauses needs 但是 or 可是.

近义词

含“是”的词