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但

dàn
HSK 2

“But” in Chinese is 但 (dàn).

Other characters with the syllable dan: see all 10 →

Meaning

  • but; yet; however; still
  • merely; only; just

Example

他不但学习英语，他也学习德语。

He studies English, but he also studies German.

From 不但 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 但

不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)HSK 2但是dànshìbut; howeverHSK 2但愿dànyuànif only (sth were possible)HSK 7-9

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2般bānsortHSK 2板bǎnboardHSK 2办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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