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可是

kěshì

but; however

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Meaning of 可是 in English

kěshìHSK 3conjunctionSyllabus #734
  1. but; however
  2. (used for emphasis) indeed

Example sentences

  1. 我哥哥雖然矮小可是很強壯。
    wǒ gē gē suī rán ǎi xiǎo kě shì hěn qiáng zhuàng。
    My brother is small but strong.
    Tatoeba #859302 by Martha · #278567 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 汤姆给玛丽写了封长信，可是没有寄给她。
    tāng mǔ gěi mǎ lì xiě le fēng zhǎng xìn， kě shì méi yǒu jì gěi tā。
    Tom wrote Mary a long letter, but he didn't send it to her.
    Tatoeba #4757249 by ryanwoo · #4757138 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我真的很喜歡他, 可是我不喜歡他周圍的朋友。
    wǒ zhēn de hěn xǐ huān tā, kě shì wǒ bù xǐ huān tā zhōu wéi de péng yǒu。
    I really like him, but not his circle of friends.
    Tatoeba #780244 by Martha · #317729 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

可 on its own →
kě · (prefix) can; may; able to; -able

HSK words with 可

可以HSK 1可能HSK 2可HSK 3可爱HSK 3可惜HSK 4可见HSK 5可靠HSK 5可怕HSK 5可口HSK 6可怜HSK 6
是 on its own →
shì · to be (followed by substantives only)

HSK words with 是

是HSK 1但是HSK 2还是HSK 2只是HSK 3总是HSK 3就是HSK 4老是HSK 4是否HSK 4要是HSK 4于是HSK 4

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