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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。Wǒ jìde nǐ de míngzi, kěshì tā bù jìde wǒ 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。Tā shuō zhè gè ānpái hǎo, kěshì tā bù tóngyì, xiǎng zìjǐ zài ānpái 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。wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì, kěshì méi 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。tā qíshí yǐwéi wǒ bú huì lái, kěshì wǒ yǐjīng dào 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。hěnduō tóngxué xiàkè yǐhòu qù jùhuì, kěshì wǒ xiǎng huíjiā 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。tā shuō zìjǐ yǐjīng chī bǎo le, kěshì hái xiǎng hē yìdiǎnr 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。tā yǐwéi zìjǐ méiyǒu bànfǎ tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, kěshì lǎoshī shuō zhǐyào jìxù liànxí jiù huì hǎo duō 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。wǒ jīntiān yǒudiǎnr tóuténg, kěshì háishi děi qù 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。yīshēng shuō tā de zhèngzhuàng bù tài yánzhòng, kěshì yào duō hē 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。zhè gè yào chī le yǐhòu, bù huì mǎshàng tuìshāo, kěshì wǎnshang yīnggāi huì shūfu 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。tā běnlái xiǎng cānjiā xiàwǔ de huìyì, kěshì shēntǐ búshūfu, zhǐhǎo huí sùshè 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。wǒ běnlái xiǎng péi tā qù yīyuàn, kěshì shàngwǔ yǒu kè, zhǐhǎo zhōngwǔ zài qù kàn 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。zhè wèi jīnglǐ píngshí hěn máng, kěshì duì shēngbìng de tóngshì hěn guānxīn.
This manager is usually very busy, but she is very caring toward sick coworkers.
我Wǒ　今天jīntiān　收到shōudào　了le　一个yíge　快递kuàidì，　可是kěshì　包裹bāoguǒ　上shang　的de　地址dìzhǐ　不bú　对duì。Wǒ jīntiān shōudào le yíge kuàidì, kěshì bāoguǒ shang de dìzhǐ bú duì.
I received a delivery today, but the address on the package is wrong.
这家Zhèjiā　网店wǎngdiàn　的de　价格jiàgé　不bú　贵guì，　可是kěshì　质量zhìliàng　不bú　太tài　好hǎo。Zhèjiā wǎngdiàn de jiàgé bú guì, kěshì zhìliàng bú tài hǎo.
The prices in this online shop aren’t expensive, but the quality isn’t very good.
我Wǒ　刚才gāngcái　删除shānchú　了le　一个yíge　文件wénjiàn，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　保存bǎocún　过guo　了le，　所以suǒyǐ　没méi　问题wèntí。Wǒ gāngcái shānchú le yíge wénjiàn, kěshì wǒ yǐjīng bǎocún guo le, suǒyǐ méi wèntí.
I just deleted a file, but I had already saved it, so it’s fine.
我wǒ　知道zhīdào　你nǐ　现在xiànzài　很hěn　着急zháojí，　可是kěshì　越yuè　着急zháojí　越yuè　容易róngyì　写错xiěcuò。wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiànzài hěn zháojí, kěshì yuè zháojí yuè róngyì xiěcuò.
I know you’re very anxious right now, but the more anxious you are, the easier it is to write things wrong.
她tā　第一次dìyīcì　一yí　个gè　人rén　去qù　旅游lǚyóu　的de　时候shíhou，　心里xīnli　很hěn　紧张jǐnzhāng，　可是kěshì　最后zuìhòu　一切yíqiè　都dōu　很hěn　顺利shùnlì。tā dìyīcì yí gè rén qù lǚyóu de shíhou, xīnli hěn jǐnzhāng, kěshì zuìhòu yíqiè dōu hěn shùnlì.
The first time she traveled alone, she was very nervous, but in the end everything went smoothly.
那个nàge　男孩子nánháizi　很hěn　聪明cōngming，　可是kěshì　老师lǎoshī　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　那个nàge　女孩子nǚháizi，　因为yīnwèi　她tā　既jì　聪明cōngming　又yòu　诚实chéngshí。nàge nánháizi hěn cōngming, kěshì lǎoshī gèng xǐhuan nàge nǚháizi, yīnwèi tā jì cōngming yòu chéngshí.
That boy is very smart, but the teacher likes that girl more, because she is both smart and honest.
秋天qiūtiān　比bǐ　春天chūntiān　凉快liángkuai　一点儿yìdiǎnr，　可是kěshì　有时候yǒushíhou　也yě　会huì　突然tūrán　刮风guāfēng。qiūtiān bǐ chūntiān liángkuai yìdiǎnr, kěshì yǒushíhou yě huì tūrán guāfēng.
Autumn is a little cooler than spring, but sometimes it suddenly gets windy too.
我wǒ　把bǎ　耳机ěrjī　放fàng　在zài　桌子zhuōzi　上面shàngmian　了le，　可是kěshì　现在xiànzài　找zhǎo　不bú　到dào　了le。wǒ bǎ ěrjī fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian le, kěshì xiànzài zhǎo bú dào le.
I put the earphones on the table, but now I can’t find them.
早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　的de　闹钟nàozhōng　六点半liùdiǎnbàn　就jiù　响xiǎng　了le，　可是kěshì　我wǒ　七点qīdiǎn　才cái　醒xǐng。zǎoshang wǒ de nàozhōng liùdiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng le, kěshì wǒ qīdiǎn cái xǐng.
My alarm clock went off at six-thirty in the morning, but I didn’t wake up until seven.
她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　坐zuò　在zài　阳台yángtái　上shàng　看书kànshū，　可是kěshì　刮风guāfēng　的de　时候shíhou　会huì　把bǎ　窗帘chuānglián　拉上lāshàng。tā xǐhuan zuò zài yángtái shàng kànshū, kěshì guāfēng de shíhou huì bǎ chuānglián lāshàng.
She likes sitting on the balcony to read, but when it’s windy, she draws the curtains.
这zhè　个gè　房东fángdōng　人rén　很hěn　好hǎo，　可是kěshì　她tā　说shuō　押金yājīn　不能bùnéng　太tài　晚wǎn　给gěi。zhè gè fángdōng rén hěn hǎo, kěshì tā shuō yājīn bùnéng tài wǎn gěi.
This landlord is very nice, but she said the deposit can’t be paid too late.
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