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Chinese dictionary
- 1
conj.but; yet; still; nevertheles; in spite of
他们都去了,但我没去。
They all went but I didn't.
这个孩子用功,但不怎么聪明。
He's a hardworking but not very intelligent boy.
屋子很小,但挺干净。
The room is so small but clean.
- 2
adv.only; merely; just
但见
only see
但求无过
seek only to avoid blame
synonym
Words and phrases with 但
Word usage
- Note"但" is different from "但是". There may be a pause after "但是", but never after "但"; "但" can be used as an adverb, but "但是" never is used as an adverb.