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dàn

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dàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dàn | dan4
English translation
but
yet
however
only
merely
still
only; but, however, yet, still

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About dàn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

dàn

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Conjunction / 连词 lián cí Lián cí

Etymology of dàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻旦

Phonetic compound

dàn

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using dàn

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dàn 照片 zhàopiàn 出来 chū lái , Huán zhēn de yǒu diǎn Dōng Shī de 风范 fēng fàn .

But the picture wash out, really have a bit east Shi demeanor.

这道虽然 suīrán 错综复杂 cuò zōng fù zá , dàn yòng 电子计算机 diàn zǐ jì suàn jī 很快 jiù Néng Xiè chū .

Although the problem is intricate and complex, it can be solved very quickly with an electronic computer.

喜欢 xǐhuan chī de , 但是 dànshì 喜欢 xǐhuan 甜食 tián shí .

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

zhè dào kān 起来 qǐlai hěn 简单 jiǎndān , dàn dāng yāo Xiè shí jiù huì 发现 fāxiàn 确实 quèshí shì dào 难题 nán tí ...

The problem looks simple enough, but when you come to try and solve it you'll find it's a real teaser.

lüè dǒng 一点 yī diǎn 德语 Dé yǔ , dàn shuì 流利 liúlì .

He has some acquaintance with German, but doesn't speak it fluently.

Words with dàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
dàn but dàn
但是 dànshì but但是 dànshì
不但 bùdàn not only (... but also...)不但 bùdàn
但愿 dàn yuàn I wish (that)但願
非但 fēi dàn not only非但 fēi dàn
但凡 dàn fán every single但凡 dàn fán
但丁 Dàn dīng Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲 Shén qǔ 但丁 Dàn dīng
但愿如此 dàn yuàn rú cǐ if only it were so但願如此
格但斯克 Gé dàn sī kè Gdansk, city on Baltic in north Poland格但斯克 Gé dàn sī kè
但书 dàn shū proviso但書

dàn Decomposition & Compounds

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dàn Decomposition

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dàn Compounds

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