dànshì

Usages of dànshì

我们wǒmen 每天měitiān dōu hěn máng, 但是dànshì  hěn 高兴gāoxìngwǒmen měitiān dōu hěn máng, dànshì yě hěn gāoxìng.
We are busy every day, but also very happy.
虽然suīrán  hěn máng, 但是dànshì  一定yídìng huì láisuīrán tā hěn máng, dànshì tā yídìng huì lái.
Although he is very busy, he will definitely come.
虽然suīrán   认识rènshi  de 同事tóngshì, 但是dànshì  xiǎng 认识rènshi suīrán tā bú rènshi wǒ de tóngshì, dànshì tā xiǎng rènshi tā.
Although she doesn’t know my coworker, she wants to get to know him.
   认识rènshi  jiǔ, 但是dànshì 我们wǒmen 常常chángcháng 一起yìqǐ  超市chāoshìwǒ hé tā rènshi bù jiǔ, dànshì wǒmen chángcháng yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
He and I haven’t known each other for long, but we often go to the supermarket together.
虽然suīrán 今天jīntiān  hěn máng, 但是dànshì 我们wǒmen 还是háishi  超市chāoshì basuīrán jīntiān wǒ hěn máng, dànshì wǒmen háishi qù chāoshì ba.
Although I’m busy today, let’s still go to the supermarket.
 英文yīngwén hěn hǎo, 但是dànshì xué 中文zhōngwén hěn nántā yīngwén hěn hǎo, dànshì xué zhōngwén hěn nán.
Her English is very good, but learning Chinese is difficult.
zhè jiàn 事情shìqíng 看起来kànqǐlái hěn 容易róngyì, 但是dànshì zuò 起来qǐlái  容易róngyìzhè jiàn shìqíng kànqǐlái hěn róngyì, dànshì zuò qǐlái bù róngyì.
This matter looks easy, but doing it isn’t easy.
 以为yǐwéi   lái le, 但是dànshì  终于zhōngyú dào lewǒ yǐwéi tā bù lái le, dànshì tā zhōngyú dào le.
I thought she wasn’t coming, but she finally arrived.
这些zhèxiē 生词shēngcí  duō, 但是dànshì yòng zài 句子jùzi   tài 容易róngyìzhèxiē shēngcí bù duō, dànshì yòng zài jùzi lǐ bù tài róngyì.
These new words are not many, but using them in sentences is not very easy.
 de 房间fángjiān  , 但是dànshì yǒu liǎng  窗户chuānghu, hěn 舒服shūfuWǒ de fángjiān bù dà, dànshì yǒu liǎng gè chuānghu, hěn shūfu.
My room isn’t big, but it has two windows and is very comfortable.
 de 房间fángjiān hěn xiǎo但是dànshì hěn 舒服shūfuwǒ de fángjiān hěn xiǎo,dànshì hěn shūfu.
My room is small, but very comfortable.
老师Lǎoshī shuō 这些zhèxiē 作业zuòyè 虽然suīrán  duō, 但是dànshì hěn 重要zhòngyào, 必须bìxū 做完zuòwánLǎoshī shuō zhèxiē zuòyè suīrán bù duō, dànshì hěn zhòngyào, bìxū zuòwán.
The teacher said that although there isn’t much homework, it’s very important and must be finished.
图书馆Túshūguǎn   jiā  gèng 安静ānjìng, 但是dànshì méi yǒu 自己zìjǐ de 房间fángjiān 那么nàme 舒服shūfuTúshūguǎn lǐ bǐ jiā lǐ gèng ānjìng, dànshì méi yǒu zìjǐ de fángjiān nàme shūfu.
The library is quieter than home, but it’s not as comfortable as having your own room.
  tài 喜欢xǐhuan 跑步pǎobù, 但是dànshì 觉得juéde zuò 一点儿yìdiǎnr 运动yùndòng duì 健康jiànkāng hěn hǎowǒ bú tài xǐhuan pǎobù, dànshì juéde zuò yìdiǎnr yùndòng duì jiànkāng hěn hǎo.
I don’t really like running, but I think doing a bit of exercise is very good for health.
 晚上wǎnshang   rén zǒu zài 马路mǎlù shàng 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 害怕hàipà, 但是dànshì zhè  地方dìfang hěn 安全ānquántā wǎnshang yí gè rén zǒu zài mǎlù shàng yǒudiǎnr hàipà, dànshì zhè gè dìfang hěn ānquán.
At night she feels a bit afraid walking alone on the road, but this place is very safe.
 zhù de 公寓gōngyù  , 但是dànshì 环境huánjìng yòu 安静ānjìng yòu 安全ānquánwǒ zhù de gōngyù bú dà, dànshì huánjìng yòu ānjìng yòu ānquán.
The apartment I live in isn’t big, but the environment is both quiet and safe.
 xiǎng 记住jìzhù  de 手机号shǒujīhào, 但是dànshì 有点儿yǒudiǎnr nánwǒ xiǎng jìzhù tā de shǒujīhào, dànshì yǒudiǎnr nán.
I want to remember her phone number, but it’s a bit difficult.
 zhù de 城市chéngshì  , 但是dànshì hěn 安静ānjìng  hěn 安全ānquánwǒ zhù de chéngshì bù dà, dànshì hěn ānjìng yě hěn ānquán.
The city I live in isn’t big, but it’s very quiet and very safe.
 觉得juéde 鸡蛋jīdàn hěn 简单jiǎndān, 但是dànshì zuò de 好吃hǎochī  容易róngyìtā juéde jīdàn hěn jiǎndān, dànshì zuò de hǎochī bù róngyì.
She thinks eggs are very simple, but it’s not easy to make them delicious.
这次zhècì 比赛bǐsài  yíng le,  shū le, 但是dànshì  一点儿yìdiǎnr   生气shēngqìzhècì bǐsài tā yíng le, wǒ shū le, dànshì wǒ yìdiǎnr yě bù shēngqì.
She won this competition and I lost, but I’m not angry at all.
zhè jiā 饭店fàndiàn de cài tài 好吃hǎochī le,  已经yǐjīng hěn bǎo le, 但是dànshì  hái xiǎng 继续jìxù 吃下去chīxiàqùzhè jiā fàndiàn de cài tài hǎochī le, wǒ yǐjīng hěn bǎo le, dànshì wǒ hái xiǎng jìxù chīxiàqù.
The dishes in this restaurant are so delicious; I’m already very full, but I still want to keep eating.
 de 作业zuòyè  常常chángcháng yǒu 一些yìxiē xiǎo 错误cuòwù, dàn shì 老师lǎoshī shuō  yào 害怕hàipàwǒ de zuòyè lǐ chángcháng yǒu yìxiē xiǎo cuòwù, dàn shì lǎoshī shuō bú yào hàipà.
There are often some small mistakes in my homework, but the teacher says not to be afraid.
  篮球lánqiú de 时候shíhou méi yǒu 信心xìnxīn, dàn shì  le   足球zúqiú 以后yǐhòu, 觉得juéde 自己zìjǐ   慢慢mànmàn 提高tígāotā dǎ lánqiú de shíhou méi yǒu xìnxīn, dàn shì tī le jǐ cì zúqiú yǐhòu, juéde zìjǐ yě kěyǐ mànmàn tígāo.
She doesn’t have confidence when playing basketball, but after playing soccer a few times, she feels she can also slowly improve.
shēng de 时候shíhou, 父母fùmǔ sòng gěi   jiàn xiǎo 礼物lǐwù, 虽然suīrán  guì, 但是dànshì  hěn 高兴gāoxìngshēngrì de shíhou, fùmǔ sòng gěi tā yí jiàn xiǎo lǐwù, suīrán bù guì, dànshì tā hěn gāoxìng.
On her birthday, her parents gave her a small gift; although it wasn’t expensive, she was very happy.
咖啡kāfēi 虽然suīrán 有点儿yǒudiǎnr , 但是dànshì  习惯xíguàn  jiā táng kāfēi suīrán yǒudiǎnr kǔ, dànshì tā xíguàn bù jiā táng hē.
Although coffee is a bit bitter, he is used to drinking it without sugar.
 shuō 男朋友nánpéngyou 虽然suīrán  tài ài 说话shuōhuà, 但是dànshì duì  hěn 关心guānxīn, 每次měicì 约会yuēhuì dōu 提前tíqián dàotā shuō nánpéngyou suīrán bù tài ài shuōhuà, dànshì duì tā hěn guānxīn, měicì yuēhuì dōu tíqián dào.
She says that although her boyfriend doesn’t like to talk much, he cares a lot about her and always arrives early for their dates.
zhè  博物馆bówùguǎn  , 但是dànshì 里边lǐbian de 展览zhǎnlǎn hěn 有意思yǒuyìsi, 参观cānguān wán 以后yǐhòu 大家dàjiā dōu hěn 高兴gāoxìngzhè gè bówùguǎn bù dà, dànshì lǐbian de zhǎnlǎn hěn yǒuyìsi, cānguān wán yǐhòu dàjiā dōu hěn gāoxìng.
This museum isn’t big, but the exhibits inside are very interesting, and everyone is very happy after the visit.
 打工dǎgōng de 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn zài 市中心shìzhōngxīn, 但是dànshì  自己zìjǐ zhù zài 郊区jiāoqūtā dǎgōng de kāfēiguǎn zài shìzhōngxīn, dànshì tā zìjǐ zhù zài jiāoqū.
The café where he works part-time is downtown, but he himself lives in the suburbs.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ 虽然suīrán 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 害羞hàixiū, 但是dànshì gēn 观众guānzhòng 说话shuōhuà de 时候shíhou 觉得juéde hěn 兴奋xīngfèntā shuō zìjǐ suīrán yǒudiǎnr hàixiū, dànshì gēn guānzhòng shuōhuà de shíhou juéde hěn xīngfèn.
She says that although she is a bit shy, she feels very excited when she talks with the audience.
每次měicì gēn 家人jiārén 分开fēnkāi de 时候shíhou,   huì 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 难过nánguò, 但是dànshì hěn kuài jiù 习惯xíguàn leměicì gēn jiārén fēnkāi de shíhou, wǒ yě huì yǒudiǎnr nánguò, dànshì hěn kuài jiù xíguàn le.
Every time I part from my family, I also feel a bit sad, but I quickly get used to it.
 本来běnlái  xiǎng 出门chūmén, 但是dànshì  邀请yāoqǐng   公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùwǒ běnlái bù xiǎng chūmén, dànshì tā yāoqǐng wǒ qù gōngyuán sànbù.
I originally didn’t want to go out, but she invited me to go for a walk in the park.
Zhè jiā 食堂shítáng 虽然suīrán  , 但是dànshì cài hěn duō,   guì, 一般yìbān zhǐ yào 二十èrshí kuàiZhè jiā shítáng suīrán bú dà, dànshì cài hěn duō, yě bú guì, yìbān zhǐ yào èrshí kuài.
Although this cafeteria isn’t big, it has a lot of dishes and isn’t expensive; usually it only costs twenty yuan.
 xiǎng 出国chūguó 留学liúxué, 但是dànshì 外国wàiguó 大学dàxué de 学费xuéfèi  国 guónèi guì 很多hěn duōTā xiǎng chūguó liúxué, dànshì wàiguó dàxué de xuéfèi bǐ guónèi guì hěn duō.
She wants to go abroad to study, but the tuition at foreign universities is much higher than in her own country.
虽然Suīrán  xiān 申请shēnqǐng 失败shībài le, 但是dànshì 后来hòulái yòu 申请shēnqǐng le  , 终 zhōngyú 成功chénggōng leSuīrán tā xiān shēnqǐng shībài le, dànshì hòulái yòu shēnqǐng le yì cì, zhōngyú chénggōng le.
Although her first application failed, later she applied again and finally succeeded.
周末zhōumò  xiǎng 出门chūmén 打工dǎgōng, 但是dànshì 爸爸bàba  同意tóngyìzhōumò wǒ xiǎng chūmén dǎgōng, dànshì bàba bù tóngyì.
On weekends I want to go out to do part-time work, but my dad doesn’t agree.
 觉得juéde 中文zhōngwén de 语音yǔyīn hěn 有意思yǒuyìsi, 但是dànshì 声调shēngdiào 有点儿yǒudiǎnr nánTā juéde zhōngwén de yǔyīn hěn yǒuyìsi, dànshì shēngdiào yǒudiǎnr nán.
She thinks Chinese pronunciation is very interesting, but the tones are a bit hard.
Zhè piān 文章wénzhāng 内容nèiróng  cháng, 但是dànshì 重点zhòngdiǎn hěn 清楚qīngchuZhè piān wénzhāng nèiróng bù cháng, dànshì zhòngdiǎn hěn qīngchu.
This article isn’t long, but its main points are very clear.
 de 性格xìnggé hěn 安静ānjìng, 但是dànshì duì 学习xuéxí de 态度tàidu hěn hǎotā de xìnggé hěn ānjìng, dànshì duì xuéxí de tàidu hěn hǎo.
His personality is very quiet, but his attitude toward studying is very good.
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