但 (dàn): but, however; (only, merely)

Character info

Pinyin

dàn

Meaning

but, however; (only, merely)

Characters

1

Part of speech

conjunction, (adverb)

HSK level

HSK 2

Strokes

7

Radical

亻

Structure

左右结构

Chinese explanation

• 表示转折，用在后半句，说明与前文相反或不同的情况，常与“虽然”“尽管”配合使用
• 只，仅，表示范围小，多用于书面语。