但 dàn in a sentence

价格贵一点， 但 更耐用。

Jiàgé guì yìdiǎn, dàn gèng nàiyòng.

It costs a little more but lasts longer.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 耐用

他试图解释， 但 没人听。

Tā shìtú jiěshì, dàn méi rén tīng.

He tried to explain, but nobody listened.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 试图

虽然很累， 但 是我很高兴。

Suīrán hěn lèi, dànshì wǒ hěn gāoxìng.

Although I'm tired, I'm very happy.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 虽然

这个菜很贵， 但 是很好吃。

Zhège cài hěn guì, dànshì hěn hǎochī.

This dish is expensive, but it's delicious.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 但是

我想去， 但 是今天太忙了。

Wǒ xiǎng qù, dànshì jīntiān tài máng le.

I'd like to go, but I'm too busy today.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 但是

汉语不难， 但 是要多练习。

Hànyǔ bù nán, dànshì yào duō liànxí.

Chinese isn't hard, but you have to practise a lot.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 难

竞争很残酷， 但 也很公平。

Jìngzhēng hěn cánkù, dàn yě hěn gōngpíng.

The competition is brutal, but it is also fair.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 残酷

玫瑰虽然好看， 但 是有刺。

Méigui suīrán hǎokàn, dànshì yǒu cì.

Roses are beautiful, but they have thorns.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 刺

工作虽然艰巨， 但 很有意义。

Gōngzuò suīrán jiānjù, dàn hěn yǒu yìyì.

The work is hard but very meaningful.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 艰巨

他能认繁体字， 但 写不出来。

Tā néng rèn fántǐzì, dàn xiě bu chūlái.

He can recognise traditional characters but cannot write them.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 繁体字

他固然有错， 但 也情有可原。

Tā gùrán yǒu cuò, dàn yě qíng yǒu kě yuán.

He was admittedly at fault, but it is understandable.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 固然

他的薪水不高， 但 工作稳定。

Tā de xīnshuǐ bù gāo, dàn gōngzuò wěndìng.

His salary is not high but the job is stable.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 薪水

虽然下雨了， 但 是他还在跑步。

Suīrán xià yǔ le, dànshì tā hái zài pǎobù.

Although it started raining, he is still running.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 虽然

这个房间不 但 大，而且很干净。

Zhège fángjiān búdàn dà, érqiě hěn gānjìng.

This room is not only big, it's also very clean.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 不但

他做的菜很简单， 但 是很好吃。

Tā zuò de cài hěn jiǎndān, dànshì hěn hǎochī.

The food he cooks is simple but delicious.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 简单

正义也许会迟到， 但 不会缺席。

Zhèngyì yěxǔ huì chídào, dàn bú huì quēxí.

Justice may be late but it will not fail to come.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 正义

执着是好事， 但 也要懂得变通。

Zhízhuó shì hǎoshì, dàn yě yào dǒngde biàntōng.

Persistence is good, but one must also know when to be flexible.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 执着

他不 但 会说汉语，而且说得很好。

Tā búdàn huì shuō Hànyǔ, érqiě shuō de hěn hǎo.

He not only speaks Chinese, he speaks it very well.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 不但

他反应有点迟钝， 但 做事很认真。

Tā fǎnyìng yǒudiǎn chídùn, dàn zuòshì hěn rènzhēn.

He is a little slow to react, but very conscientious in his work.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 迟钝

他这个人没什么架子， 但 很有本事。

Tā zhège rén méi shénme jiàzi, dàn hěn yǒu běnshi.

He puts on no airs at all, but he is very capable.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 本事

第一次尝试失败了， 但 他没有放弃。

Dì yī cì chángshì shībài le, dàn tā méiyǒu fàngqì.

The first attempt failed, but he did not give up.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 尝试