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Learn Hardcore Chinese: dànshì - but

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/dànshì

dànshì

Word

但是dànshì

Meaning

but

Part of speech

conjunction

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of dànshì

我们wǒmen　每天měitiān　都dōu　很hěn　忙máng，　但是dànshì　也yě　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。wǒmen měitiān dōu hěn máng, dànshì yě hěn gāoxìng.

We are busy every day, but also very happy.

虽然suīrán　他tā　很hěn　忙máng，　但是dànshì　他tā　一定yídìng　会huì　来lái。suīrán tā hěn máng, dànshì tā yídìng huì lái.

Although he is very busy, he will definitely come.

虽然suīrán　她tā　不bú　认识rènshi　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì，　但是dànshì　她tā　想xiǎng　认识rènshi　他tā。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.

我wǒ　和hé　他tā　认识rènshi　不bù　久jiǔ，　但是dànshì　我们wǒmen　常常chángcháng　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ 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　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，　但是dànshì　我们wǒmen　还是háishi　去qù　超市chāoshì　吧ba。suīrán jīntiān wǒ hěn máng, dànshì wǒmen háishi qù chāoshì ba.

Although I’m busy today, let’s still go to the supermarket.

她tā　英文yīngwén　很hěn　好hǎo，　但是dànshì　学xué　中文zhōngwén　很hěn　难nán。tā yīngwén hěn hǎo, dànshì xué zhōngwén hěn nán.

Her English is very good, but learning Chinese is difficult.

这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　容易róngyì，　但是dànshì　做zuò　起来qǐlái　不bù　容易róngyì。zhè jiàn shìqíng kànqǐlái hěn róngyì, dànshì zuò qǐlái bù róngyì.

This matter looks easy, but doing it isn’t easy.

我wǒ　以为yǐwéi　她tā　不bù　来lái　了le，　但是dànshì　她tā　终于zhōngyú　到dào　了le。wǒ 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　不bù　多duō，　但是dànshì　用yòng　在zài　句子jùzi　里lǐ　不bù　太tài　容易róngyì。zhèxiē 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.

我Wǒ　的de　房间fángjiān　不bù　大dà，　但是dànshì　有yǒu　两liǎng　个gè　窗户chuānghu，　很hěn　舒服shūfu。Wǒ 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.

我wǒ　的de　房间fángjiān　很hěn　小xiǎo，但是dànshì　很hěn　舒服shūfu。wǒ de fángjiān hěn xiǎo,dànshì hěn shūfu.

My room is small, but very comfortable.

老师Lǎoshī　说shuō　这些zhèxiē　作业zuòyè　虽然suīrán　不bù　多duō，　但是dànshì　很hěn　重要zhòngyào，　必须bìxū　做完zuòwán。Lǎoshī 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　里lǐ　比bǐ　家jiā　里lǐ　更gèng　安静ānjìng，　但是dànshì　没méi　有yǒu　自己zìjǐ　的de　房间fángjiān　那么nàme　舒服shūfu。Túshūguǎn 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.

我wǒ　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　跑步pǎobù，　但是dànshì　觉得juéde　做zuò　一点儿yìdiǎnr　运动yùndòng　对duì　健康jiànkāng　很hěn　好hǎo。wǒ 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.

她tā　晚上wǎnshang　一yí　个gè　人rén　走zǒu　在zài　马路mǎlù　上shàng　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　害怕hàipà，　但是dànshì　这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　很hěn　安全ānquán。tā 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.

我wǒ　住zhù　的de　公寓gōngyù　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　环境huánjìng　又yòu　安静ānjìng　又yòu　安全ānquán。wǒ 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.

我wǒ　想xiǎng　记住jìzhù　她tā　的de　手机号shǒujīhào，　但是dànshì　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　难nán。wǒ xiǎng jìzhù tā de shǒujīhào, dànshì yǒudiǎnr nán.

I want to remember her phone number, but it’s a bit difficult.

我wǒ　住zhù　的de　城市chéngshì　不bù　大dà，　但是dànshì　很hěn　安静ānjìng　也yě　很hěn　安全ānquán。wǒ 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.

她tā　觉得juéde　鸡蛋jīdàn　很hěn　简单jiǎndān，　但是dànshì　做zuò　得de　好吃hǎochī　不bù　容易róngyì。tā 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　她tā　赢yíng　了le，　我wǒ　输shū　了le，　但是dànshì　我wǒ　一点儿yìdiǎnr　也yě　不bù　生气shēngqì。zhècì 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.

这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　太tài　好吃hǎochī　了le，　我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　很hěn　饱bǎo　了le，　但是dànshì　我wǒ　还hái　想xiǎng　继续jìxù　吃下去chīxiàqù。zhè 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.

我wǒ　的de　作业zuòyè　里lǐ　常常chángcháng　有yǒu　一些yìxiē　小xiǎo　错误cuòwù，　但dàn　是shì　老师lǎoshī　说shuō　不bú　要yào　害怕hàipà。wǒ 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.

她tā　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú　的de　时候shíhou　没méi　有yǒu　信心xìnxīn，　但dàn　是shì　踢tī　了le　几jǐ　次cì　足球zúqiú　以后yǐhòu，　觉得juéde　自己zìjǐ　也yě　可kě以yǐ　慢慢mànmàn　提高tígāo。tā 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.

生shēng日rì　的de　时候shíhou，　父母fùmǔ　送sòng　给gěi　她tā　一yí　件jiàn　小xiǎo　礼物lǐwù，　虽然suīrán　不bù　贵guì，　但是dànshì　她tā　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。shēngrì 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　苦kǔ，　但是dànshì　他tā　习惯xíguàn　不bù　加jiā　糖táng　喝hē。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.

她tā　说shuō　男朋友nánpéngyou　虽然suīrán　不bù　太tài　爱ài　说话shuōhuà，　但是dànshì　对duì　她tā　很hěn　关心guānxīn，　每次měicì　约会yuēhuì　都dōu　提前tíqián　到dào。tā 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.

这zhè　个gè　博物馆bówùguǎn　不bù　大dà，　但是dànshì　里边lǐbian　的de　展览zhǎnlǎn　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi，　参观cānguān　完wán　以后yǐhòu　大家dàjiā　都dōu　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。zhè 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.

他tā　打工dǎgōng　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn，　但是dànshì　他tā　自己zìjǐ　住zhù　在zài　郊区jiāoqū。tā 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.

她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　虽然suīrán　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　害羞hàixiū，　但是dànshì　跟gēn　观众guānzhòng　说话shuōhuà　的de　时候shíhou　觉得juéde　很hěn　兴奋xīngfèn。tā 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　跟gēn　家人jiārén　分开fēnkāi　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　也yě　会huì　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　难过nánguò，　但是dànshì　很hěn　快kuài　就jiù　习惯xíguàn　了le。měicì 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.

我wǒ　本来běnlái　不bù　想xiǎng　出门chūmén，　但是dànshì　她tā　邀请yāoqǐng　我wǒ　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。wǒ 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.

这Zhè　家jiā　食堂shítáng　虽然suīrán　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　菜cài　很hěn　多duō，　也yě　不bú　贵guì，　一般yìbān　只zhǐ　要yào　二十èrshí　块kuài。Zhè 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.

她Tā　想xiǎng　出国chūguó　留学liúxué，　但是dànshì　外国wàiguó　大学dàxué　的de　学费xuéfèi　比bǐ　国　内guónèi　贵guì　很多hěn　duō。Tā 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　她tā　先xiān　申请shēnqǐng　失败shībài　了le，　但是dànshì　后来hòulái　又yòu　申请shēnqǐng　了le　一yì　次cì，　终　于zhōngyú　成功chénggōng　了le。Suīrán 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　我wǒ　想xiǎng　出门chūmén　打工dǎgōng，　但是dànshì　爸爸bàba　不bù　同意tóngyì。zhōumò 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.

她Tā　觉得juéde　中文zhōngwén　的de　语音yǔyīn　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi，　但是dànshì　声调shēngdiào　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　难nán。Tā juéde zhōngwén de yǔyīn hěn yǒuyìsi, dànshì shēngdiào yǒudiǎnr nán.

She thinks Chinese pronunciation is very interesting, but the tones are a bit hard.

这Zhè　篇piān　文章wénzhāng　内容nèiróng　不bù　长cháng，　但是dànshì　重点zhòngdiǎn　很hěn　清楚qīngchu。Zhè piān wénzhāng nèiróng bù cháng, dànshì zhòngdiǎn hěn qīngchu.

This article isn’t long, but its main points are very clear.

他tā　的de　性格xìnggé　很hěn　安静ānjìng，　但是dànshì　对duì　学习xuéxí　的de　态度tàidu　很hěn　好hǎo。tā de xìnggé hěn ānjìng, dànshì duì xuéxí de tàidu hěn hǎo.

His personality is very quiet, but his attitude toward studying is very good.

她Tā　说shuō　快递kuàidì　已经yǐjīng　送到sòngdào　楼下lóuxià　了le，　但是dànshì　我wǒ　还hái　没méi　收到shōudào　那个nàge　包裹bāoguǒ。Tā shuō kuàidì yǐjīng sòngdào lóuxià le, dànshì wǒ hái méi shōudào nàge bāoguǒ.

She said the delivery had already been brought downstairs, but I still haven't received that package.

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