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但是 - translation, pronunciation and examples

但是
dàn shì

but

🇨🇳 Chinese
dàn shì
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Part of speechconjunction
Pronunciationdàn shì
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When to use 但是

small but strong

klein aber stark

easy but useful

einfach aber nützlich

new but familiar

neu aber vertraut

fast but safe

schnell aber sicher

cheap but good

billig aber gut

但是 usage examples

🇩🇪German🇨🇳Chinese

我想去,但是我很忙。

🇩🇪German🇨🇳Chinese

天气冷,但是很晴朗。

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how to pronounce 但是

dàn shì

但是 translation

but

但是 examples

我想去,但是我很忙。

但是 transcription

dàn shì

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我想去,但是我很忙。 Translation: Я хочу пойти, но я очень занят.

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