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What 但 means

but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just

Made of 亻 + 旦

Words with 但

• 但是dàn shìbut; however
• 但愿dàn yuànif only (sth were possible); I wish (that)
• 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
• 但愿如此dàn yuàn rú cǐif only it were so; I hope so (idiom)
• 非但fēi dànnot only
• 但书dàn shūproviso; qualifying clause
• 但凡dàn fánevery single; as long as
• 虽迟但到suī chí dàn dào(slang) slow to arrive but eventually shows up
• 但说无妨dàn shuō wú fángthere is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
• 但丁dàn dīngDante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲
• 马但mǎ dànMatthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15
• 圣但尼shèng dàn níSt Denis or St Dennis

但 in a sentence

• 但愿你那时候就告诉我真相。

  dàn yuàn nǐ nà shí hòu jiù gào sù wǒ zhēn xiàng 。

  I wish you had told me the truth then.

• 她很乐意前来，但是她在休假。

  tā hěn lè yì qián lái ， dàn shì tā zài xiū jià 。

  She would willingly come but she was on vacation.

• 我会不高兴，但我不会自杀。

  wǒ huì bù gāo xìng ， dàn wǒ bú huì zì shā 。

  I'd be unhappy, but I wouldn't kill myself.

• 他不但没帮我，还骂了我。

  tā bú dàn méi bāng wǒ ， hái mà le wǒ 。

  Not only did he refuse to help me, but also he scolded me.

• 我知道你不自在，但别急。

  wǒ zhī dào nǐ bú zì zài ， dàn bié jí 。

  I understand that you feel uneasy, but don't worry.

Characters that sound like 但

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