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可是

kěshì
HSK 3.0 · Level 2HSK 2.0 · Level 4

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

  1. (conj.) but, however

Stroke order

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
kě
but, however; can, may
Words with 可
可爱可能可怕可以可靠可乐认可可见
是
shì
to be; is
Words with 是
是还是是不是但是老是正是就是要是