kěshì

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Usages of kěshì

• 我Wǒ 记得jìde 你nǐ 的de 名字míngzi， 可是kěshì 她tā 不bù 记得jìde 我wǒ 的de。: I remember your name, but she doesn’t remember mine.
• 他Tā 说shuō 这zhè 个gè 安排ānpái 好hǎo， 可是kěshì 她tā 不bù 同意tóngyì， 想xiǎng 自己zìjǐ 再zài 安排ānpái 一下yíxià。: He said this arrangement is good, but she doesn’t agree and wants to arrange it herself again.
• 我wǒ 想xiǎng 去qù 超市chāoshì， 可是kěshì 没méi 时间shíjiān。: I want to go to the supermarket, but I don’t have time.
• 他tā 其实qíshí 以为yǐwéi 我wǒ 不bú 会huì 来lái， 可是kěshì 我wǒ 已经yǐjīng 到dào 了le。: He actually thought I wouldn’t come, but I’ve already arrived.
• 很多hěnduō 同学tóngxué 下课xiàkè 以后yǐhòu 去qù 聚会jùhuì， 可是kěshì 我wǒ 想xiǎng 回家huíjiā 休息xiūxi。: Many classmates go to parties after class, but I want to go home and rest.
• 她tā 说shuō 自己zìjǐ 已经yǐjīng 吃chī 饱bǎo 了le， 可是kěshì 还hái 想xiǎng 喝hē 一点儿yìdiǎnr 水shuǐ。: She said she was already full, but still wanted to drink a little water.
• 他tā 以为yǐwéi 自己zìjǐ 没有méiyǒu 办法bànfǎ 提高tígāo 中文zhōngwén 水平shuǐpíng， 可是kěshì 老师lǎoshī 说shuō 只要zhǐyào 继续jìxù 练习liànxí 就jiù 会huì 好hǎo 多duō 了le。: He thought he had no way to improve his Chinese level, but the teacher said that as long as he keeps practicing, it will get much better.
• 我wǒ 今天jīntiān 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 头疼tóuténg， 可是kěshì 还是háishi 得děi 去qù 公司gōngsī。: I have a bit of a headache today, but I still have to go to the company.
• 医生yīshēng 说shuō 她tā 的de 症状zhèngzhuàng 不bù 太tài 严重yánzhòng， 可是kěshì 要yào 多duō 喝hē 水shuǐ。: The doctor said her symptoms were not too serious, but she should drink more water.
• 这zhè 个gè 药yào 吃chī 了le 以后yǐhòu， 不bù 会huì 马上mǎshàng 退烧tuìshāo， 可是kěshì 晚上wǎnshang 应该yīnggāi 会huì 舒服shūfu 一点儿yìdiǎnr。: After taking this medicine, the fever won’t go down right away, but she should feel a bit better tonight.
• 她tā 本来běnlái 想xiǎng 参加cānjiā 下午xiàwǔ 的de 会议huìyì， 可是kěshì 身体shēntǐ 不舒服búshūfu， 只好zhǐhǎo 回huí 宿舍sùshè 睡觉shuìjiào。: She had originally wanted to attend the afternoon meeting, but she felt unwell, so she had no choice but to go back to the dorm to sleep.
• 我wǒ 本来běnlái 想xiǎng 陪péi 她tā 去qù 医院yīyuàn， 可是kěshì 上午shàngwǔ 有yǒu 课kè， 只好zhǐhǎo 中午zhōngwǔ 再zài 去qù 看kàn 她tā。: I originally wanted to go to the hospital with her, but I had class in the morning, so I could only go see her again at noon.
• 这zhè 位wèi 经理jīnglǐ 平时píngshí 很hěn 忙máng， 可是kěshì 对duì 生病shēngbìng 的de 同事tóngshì 很hěn 关心guānxīn。: This manager is usually very busy, but she is very caring toward sick coworkers.

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