但是 (dànshì) means But. Below are 6 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
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
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
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
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
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
Questions about 但是
How is 但是 used in a sentence?
This page shows 6 sentences using 但是 (dànshì, "But"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 但是 an HSK word?
Yes — 但是 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 但是?
The dictionary page for 但是 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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