但
HSK 2freq #55
Meanings
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- 1.but; yet; however; still
- 2.merely; only; just
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Wiktionary
- 1.only
- 2.but; however; yet; still
- 3.a surname
- 4.Dan
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *daːn, *daːnʔ, *daːns): semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 旦 (OC *taːns). From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(d/t)a(n/j) (“single; one; whole; only”). Cognate with 單 (OC *taːn, “single”).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
但願我很有錢。
I wish I were rich.
但我没有害怕。
But I wasn't afraid.
但願我還年輕。
I wish I were young.
但你不在那裡。
But you're not there.
但願我見過她。
I wish I had seen her.
但願我有一輛車。
I wish I had a car.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Related words
但是 but; however不但 not only (... but also ...)但愿 if only (sth were possible)但凡 every single但丁 Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲马但 Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15非但 not only约但 variant of 约旦[Yuē dàn]撒但 variant of 撒旦[Sā dàn], Satan or Shaitan但书 proviso但尼生 Tennyson (name)约但河 variant of 约旦河[Yuē dàn Hé]