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bú 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bú 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bú 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bùshūfu， 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.
• 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: This landlord is very nice, but she said the deposit can’t be paid too late.

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