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可是
kěshì
Description
"可是"用来连接两个句子，表示后面的话和前面不一样。
"可是" is used to connect two sentences, indicating that the following statement is different from the previous one.
它和"但是"意思很像，说话时经常用到。
It is very similar in meaning to "但是" and is often used in speech.
Meanings
可是kěshì
but; however; yet
我想去，可是没有时间。
I want to go, but I don't have time.
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Notes
- Nuance
可是 and 但是 are interchangeable; 可是 sounds slightly more colloquial and softer.
- Etymology
可 (yet) + 是 (indeed), fused into a single contrastive conjunction.
In videos
“然后我买很多，可是很多时候我都吃不完。”
“可是，这个橘子为什么也叫Mandarin呢？”
“可是听不懂中国人说什么，说得也不太好。”
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