但

dàn

HSK 3.0 Level 2 Conjunction Very common

Definitions

1. but; yet; however; still
2. merely; only; just

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他试图说服我， 但 我还是不同意。

He tried to persuade me, but I still didn't agree.

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Words Containing 但

• 不但 不但 bù dàn: not only (... but also ...)
• 但是 但是 dàn shì: but; however
• 但愿 但愿 dàn yuàn: if only (sth were possible)
• 不求有功，但求无过 不求有功，但求无过 bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò: lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
• 但丁 但丁 dàn dīng: Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲
• 但以理书 但以理书 dàn yǐ lǐ shū: Book of Daniel
• 但凡 但凡 dàn fán: every single
• 但尼生 但尼生 dàn ní shēng: Tennyson (name)
• 但书 但书 dàn shū: proviso
• 但说无妨 但说无妨 dàn shuō wú fáng: there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
• 但愿如此 但愿如此 dàn yuàn rú cǐ: if only it were so
• 格但斯克 格但斯克 gé dàn sī kè: Gdansk, city on Baltic in north Poland
• 圣但尼 圣但尼 shèng dàn ní: St Denis or St Dennis
• 非但 非但 fēi dàn: not only
• 马但 马但 mǎ dàn: Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15