But in Chinese
but · HSK 2
但
这件衣服很好看，但太贵了。 This piece of clothing looks nice, but it's too expensive.
Other ways to say but
More words with 但
How do you say but in Chinese?
But in Chinese is 但 (dàn). You can also say 但是 (dàn shì), 可是 (kě shì), 而 (ér), 却 (què).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.