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dàn
conj. but
80%     120%
Other meanings
[dàn]   adv. only, merely
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    person, man
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
/ dàn shì
[conj] but
/ bú guò
[adv/conj] only, just, merely, the most (used after adj); but, nevertheless, however
/ kě shì
[conj/adv] but, yet, however; (used for emphasis) truly, indeed; (used for confirmation in interrogative sentences)
EXAMPLES
dàn shì
conj. but
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wǒ bú huì bāo jiǎo zi, dàn wǒ shì shi ba !
phr. I don't know how to make dumplings, but let me try!
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suī rán ..., dàn shì ...
phr. although... but...