但是 dàn shì ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋ daan6 si6 HSK 2 基礎級 · Level 2
- but; however
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但
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 但愿 但願 dàn yuàn ㄉㄢˋ ㄩㄢˋ daan6 jyun6 if only (sth were possible)
- 但丁 Dàn dīng ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥ daan6 ding1 Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲
- 但凡 dàn fán ㄉㄢˋ ㄈㄢˊ daan6 faan4 every single
- 但书 但書 dàn shū ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨ daan6 syu1 proviso
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- 撒但 Sā dàn ㄙㄚ ㄉㄢˋ saat3 daan6 variant of 撒旦, Satan or Shaitan
- 约但 約但 Yuē dàn ㄩㄝ ㄉㄢˋ joek3 daan6 variant of 约旦
- 非但 fēi dàn ㄈㄟ ㄉㄢˋ fei1 daan6 not only
- 马但 馬但 Mǎ dàn ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ maa5 daan6 Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15
- 但尼生 Dàn ní shēng ㄉㄢˋ ㄋㄧˊ ㄕㄥ daan6 nei4 sang1 Tennyson (name)
- 约但河 約但河 Yuē dàn Hé ㄩㄝ ㄉㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ joek3 daan6 ho4 variant of 约旦河
- 圣但尼 聖但尼 Shèng dàn ní ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄋㄧˊ sing3 daan6 nei4 St Denis or St Dennis
- 但以理书 但以理書 Dàn yǐ lǐ shū ㄉㄢˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄨ daan6 ji5 lei5 syu1 Book of Daniel
- 但说无妨 但說無妨 dàn shuō wú fáng ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄨˊ ㄈㄤˊ daan6 syut3 mou4 fong4 there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
- 但愿如此 但願如此 dàn yuàn rú cǐ ㄉㄢˋ ㄩㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ daan6 jyun6 jyu4 ci2 if only it were so
- 格但斯克 Gé dàn sī kè ㄍㄜˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄙ ㄎㄜˋ gaak3 daan6 si1 hak1 Gdansk, city on Baltic in north Poland
- 虽迟但到 雖遲但到 suī chí dàn dào ㄙㄨㄟ ㄔˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ seoi1 ci4 daan6 dou3 (slang) slow to arrive but eventually shows up
是
- 便是 biàn shì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ bin6 si6 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 光是 guāng shì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˋ gwong1 si6 solely
- 凡是 fán shì ㄈㄢˊ ㄕˋ faan4 si6 each and every; every; all; any
- 却是 卻是 què shì ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ koek3 si6 nevertheless
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- 只是 zhǐ shì ㄓˇ ㄕˋ zi2 si6 merely; only; just; nothing but
- 可是 kě shì ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ ho2 si6 but; however
- 就是 jiù shì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ zau6 si6 exactly; precisely
- 或是 huò shì ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ waak6 si6 or
- 于是 於是 yú shì ㄩˊ ㄕˋ jyu1 si6 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 是否 shì fǒu ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇ si6 fau2 whether (or not)
- 是非 shì fēi ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ si6 fei1 right and wrong
- 更是 gèng shì ㄍㄥˋ ㄕˋ gang3 si6 even more (so)
- 正是 zhèng shì ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ zing3 si6 is precisely
- 真是 zhēn shi ㄓㄣ ˙ㄕ zan1 si6 indeed; truly
- 算是 suàn shì ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ syun3 si6 considered to be
- 总是 總是 zǒng shì ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ zung2 si6 always
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 要是 yào shi ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ jiu3 si6 (coll.) if
Idioms with these characters
- 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi ㄅㄢ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ bun1 lung6 si6 fei1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
- 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 silence is golden (idiom)
- 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ din1 dou2 si6 fei1 (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
Show 7 more idioms with 是
- 独行其是 獨行其是 dú xíng qí shì ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ duk6 hang4 kei4 si6 to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
- 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì ㄈㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ fu2 sap6 gaai1 si6 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
- 各行其是 gè xíng qí shì ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ gok3 hang4 kei4 si6 each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)
- 混淆是非 hùn xiáo shì fēi ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠˊ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ wan6 ngaau4 si6 fei1 to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
- 见风是雨 見風是雨 jiàn fēng shì yǔ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄥ ㄕˋ ㄩˇ gin3 fung1 si6 jyu5 lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible
- 积非成是 積非成是 jī fēi chéng shì ㄐㄧ ㄈㄟ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ zik1 fei1 sing4 si6 a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth
- 口是心非 kǒu shì xīn fēi ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄟ hau2 si6 sam1 fei1 duplicity
Example sentences
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但是 他 很 幸运 幸運 。
But he was lucky.
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但是 您 有 孩子 。
But you have kids.
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但是 你 有 孩子 。
But you have kids.
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但是 ， 我 不要 。
But I don't want to.
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但是 他 不 常 微笑 。
But he did not often smile.
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