但

The character "但" has 7 strokes. "但" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "但" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "但" are "dàn" . View the stroke order of "但">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "但"

adv.: only; merely; just

conj.: but; yet; still; nevertheless

• only : adv.唯一地；仅有地；只；不料；结果却；才；仅仅；只会；刚刚；直到…才
• merely : adv.仅仅；只不过；纯粹是
• just : adj.正义的；公正的；应得的；适当的；有充分根据的；恰如其分的；有理由的；无可非议的
• but : conj.若不；不过；然而；相反
• yet : adv.迄今；至此；到那时为止；又；仍然；甚至；然而；尽管如此；现在；此刻
• still : adj.静止的；不动的；寂静的；平静的；不冒泡的
• nevertheless : adv.仍然；不过

Form words with "但"

Example phrases using "但"

• 他借了我的钱，但现在不认账了。

  He borrowed money from me but denies it now.

• 这是毕加索的作品，但没有落款。

  The painting was by Picasso, but it wasn’t signed.

• 他讲得声嘶力竭，但没有人接腔。

  He talked himself hoarse, but there wasn’t any reaction.

• 这篇文章辞藻贫乏，但内容充实。

  This article is short on rhetoric, but long on substance.

• 他家屡遭变故，但他都挺过来了。

  He stood firm and survived several misfortunes in his family.

• 他想告发邻居，但后来缩脖子了。

  He drew back from taking his neighbour to court.

• 她武功高强，但从来不显山露水。

  Though well-versed in Chinese kungfu , she never shows it off.

• 收获每年都有，但并非每天都有。

  Harvest comes not every day, though it comes every year.

• 他很能干，但在社会上却吃不开。

  He is an able man, but socially he is a failure.

• 他虽已年过花甲，但依旧很勤奋。

  He is over sixty, but he is still as diligent as ever.