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可是

kěshì

Description

“可是”是一个常用的词,用来连接两个句子,表示后面的意思和前面不一样。

"可是" is a common word used to connect two sentences, indicating that the meaning of the latter is different from the former.

它和“但是”的意思差不多,说话的时候常常用。

It has a similar meaning to "但是" and is often used in speech.

Meanings

可是kěshì

but; however; yet

我很想去,可是没有时间。

I really want to go, but I don't have time.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    可是 is more colloquial than 然而; very common in everyday spoken Chinese.

  • Etymology

    可 (indeed) + 是 (be), grammaticalized into a contrastive conjunction.

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