# 可是 (kěshì)

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

- Meaning: (conj.) but, however
- Pinyin: kěshì (ke3 shi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 我想出去玩，可是外面下雨了。
  Wǒ xiǎng chūqù wán, kěshì wàimiàn xiàyǔ le.
  I want to go out and play, but it is raining outside.

## Characters

- [可](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-but-however/) (kě): but, however; can, may
- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is

https://hanziro.com/word/ke-shi-but-however/

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Audio: audio-cmn (CC BY-SA).