What does 但 mean in Chinese?

但 (dàn) means "but; yet; however; only; merely; still" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 但?

但 is pronounced "dàn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 但?

但 is an HSK Level 2 word (HSK 2.0: Level 6, HSK 3.0: Level 2).

What words contain the character 但?

Common words with 但 include 不但 (not only (... but also...)), 但是 (but), 但愿 (if only (sth were possible)), 非但 (not only), 但丁 (Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲).

How do you write 但?

但 has 7 strokes. Its radical is 亻. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

但 (dàn) — but | Chinese Dictionary

但

dàn

but; yet; however; only

HSK 27 strokes

Character Breakdown

但 = 亻 + 旦

A person at dawn — but, however

Radical: 亻 (no. 9)Strokes: 7

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Definitions

but
yet
however
only
merely
still

Example Sentences

天气很冷，但他还是出门了。

Tiānqì hěn lěng, dàn tā háishi chūmén le

The weather was cold, but he still went out

Words Containing 但

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
不但	bù dàn	not only (... but also...)	HSK 2
但是	dàn shì	but	HSK 2
但愿	dàn yuàn	if only (sth were possible)	HSK 6
非但	fēi dàn	not only	HSK 6
但丁	Dàn dīng	Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲
但凡	dàn fán	every single
但书	dàn shū	proviso
撒但	Sā dàn	variant of 撒旦[Sa1 dan4], Satan or Shaitan
约但	Yuē dàn	variant of 約旦\|约旦, Jordan
马但	Mǎ dàn	Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15

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Related Words

不单(bù dān)— not the only

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Grammar Notes

Because/So (因为...所以)HSK 2

因为 + Reason, 所以 + Result

Although (虽然...但是)HSK 2

虽然 + Concession, 但是/可是 + Contrast

Experience with 过HSK 2

Subject + Verb + 过 (+ Object)

Not Only...But AlsoHSK 3

Subject + 不但 + Clause 1，而且 + Clause 2

Emphasis with 是HSK 3

Subject + 是 + Verb/Adjective + (的)

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6HSK 3.0: Level 2

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