可是

kěshì

Novice Level 1* ★ Core word

ConjunctionAdverb

Definition

but; however
(used for emphasis) indeed

Stroke order

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Example

我想去，可是沒有時間。

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

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).