但是 dànshì

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Traditional form

但是 dànshì

Part of speech

Conjunction / 连词 lián cí Lián cí

但 dàn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 rén represents the meaning and 旦 dàn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

旦 dàn

Positional decomposition

⿰亻旦

Number of Strokes

是 shì

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Origin unclear.

Positional decomposition

⿱日疋

Number of Strokes

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我 wǒ 喜欢 xǐhuan 吃 chī 辣 là 的 de , 但是 dànshì 我 wǒ 不 bù 喜欢 xǐhuan 甜食 tián shí .

I like spicy food, but I don't like sweet food.

这个 zhè ge 提包 tí bāo 正 zhēng 是 shì 我 wǒ 想 xiǎng 要 yāo 的 de , 但是 dànshì 太 tài 贵 guì 了 le .

The bag is just what I want, only it costs too much.

我 wǒ 要 yāo 尝尝看 kān 真鲷 zhēn diāo .但是 dànshì 会 huì 不会 bù huì 太 tài 辣 là ?

I want to try the red snapper - but is it very spicy?

这 zhè 本来 běnlái 是 shì 一 yī 架 jià 好 hǎo 钢琴 gāng qín , 但 dàn 是 shì 完全 wánquán 被 bèi 敲 qiāo 坏 huài 了 le .

It had been a good piano in its time, but it was badly knocked around.

但是 dànshì 这个 zhè ge 世界 shìjiè 却 què 从 Cóng 梦 mèng 中 Zhōng 召回 zhào huí 了 le 他 tā ,在 zài 他 tā 面前 miàn qián 露出 lù chū 了 le 辉煌 huīhuáng 的 de 形象 xíngxiàng .

But, it beckoned him back in his sleep, and showed itself in shining forms.

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 但是 dànshì and their own compounds.

但 dàn

旦 dàn

一 yī , 日 Rì

亻 rén

人 rén

是 shì

正 zhēng , 日 Rì

See all 38 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 但是 dànshì in their composition.

但 dàn

是 shì

題 tí

题 Tí , 提 tí , 匙 shī , 堤 dī , 缇 tí , 醍 tí , 媞 tí , 鳀 tí , 韪 wěi , 寔 shí , 湜 shí , 禔 tí , 諟, 踶 dì , 鍉 dī , 鞮 dī , 騠, 鶗 tí , 偍, 尟, 崼, 徥, 惿, 煶, 瑅, 睼, 碮, 緹, 翨, 蝭, 褆, 趧, 遈, 隄 dī , 韙 wěi , 鯷 tí