# 但是 (dànshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 但是 (dànshì) means “but; however”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: but; however
- Pinyin: dànshì (dan4 shi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 2

## Examples

- 这件衣服很贵，但是好看。
  Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn guì, dànshì hǎokàn.
  This piece of clothing is expensive, but it looks good.

## Characters

- [但](https://hanziro.com/word/dan-but/) (dàn): (conjunction) but; yet
- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is

https://hanziro.com/word/dan-shi-but/

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