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  daan6   jyutping
  dan4   pinyin
but; however; yet

Stroke count: 7
Level: 2
Radical: (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 14220 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  daan6 hai6  dan4 xi4 = but; however
detail  daan6 si6  dan4 shi4 = still; but; yet; however
detail  bat1 daan6  bu4*2 dan4 = not only
detail  daan6 faan4  dan4 fan2 = in any case
detail  si6 daan6   = whatever; wishy-washy
detail  daan6 jyun6  dan4 yuan4 = if only (it were possible to...)
detail  saat3 daan6  sa1 dan4 = Satan
detail  hei2 daan6  qi3 dan4 = not only; even the
detail  daan6 kau4  dan4 qiu2 = seek only to
detail  daan6 ji5 lei5 syu1  dan4 yi3 li3 shu1 = Book of Daniel
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Showing 10 of 20 examples containing 但
detail 以前呢度生意做得而家喎呵
Doing business here used to be all right, but now, it's over.
detail 喺度釣魚但係終於垃圾
He's fishing... but, he wound up catching some rubbish!
[Lit. He currently fishing... but, he finally catch-arrive rubbish!]
detail 雖然真空但係唔係乜嘢都
Although it's a vacuum, it's not like there's nothing there.
[Lit. Although is vacuum, but not saying anything don't-have]
detail 頭盔但係唔係好
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look too good on him.
[Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however not-very stylish.]
detail 雖然大學但是認為有資格
Although I have not attended college, I believe that I am also qualified.
detail 囚犯企圖逃跑, 但是失敗
The prisoners attempted to escape but failed.
detail audio 但係
He/She is reading a book, but I can't see what it's called.
detail 表面上關係好好內裡其實係咪
The relationship is cordial on the surface, but is it really so (deep down inside)?
detail 雖然三十六板斧唔夠犀利
Although he put in all that he knew, he could not match up with you.
detail 雖然只係上台分享自己經歷唔知點自然覺得怯場
Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright.
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