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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 但是

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
但是 dàn shì - but; however

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
2 2 79 152 213

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
但 dàn- but; yet; however; still
- merely; only; just
是 shì- to be (followed by substantives only)
- correct; right; true
- (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
- (adverb for emphatic assertion)
是 shì- variant of 是[shi4]

Other Words Containing 但是

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
但是 2 2 79 152 213