Dictionary › 但

但

dàn

HSK 2 Character

What 但 means

1. but; yet; however; still
2. merely; only; just

Example sentences

• 但你喜欢！
  But you like it!
• 但我没钱。
  But I have no money.
• 但它有怪味。
  Dàn tā yǒu guàiwèi.
  But it smells strange.
• 但宇宙无限。
  But the universe is infinite.
• 但咖啡不好。
  But the coffee's not good.
• 但我没有害怕。
  But I wasn't afraid.

Words starting with 但

• 但是dàn shìbut; however
• 但愿dàn yuànif only (sth were possible); I wish (that)
• 但凡dàn fánevery single; as long as
• 但丁Dàn dīngDante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲
• 但书dàn shūproviso; qualifying clause
• 但以理书Dàn yǐ lǐ shūBook of Daniel
• 但愿如此dàn yuàn rú cǐif only it were so; I hope so (idiom)
• 但说无妨dàn shuō wú fángthere is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
• 但尼生Dàn ní shēngTennyson (name); Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892), English poet

Words containing 但

• 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
• 非但fēi dànnot only
• 格但斯克Gé dàn sī kèGdansk, city on Baltic in north Poland
• 马但Mǎ dànMatthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15
• 圣但尼Shèng dàn níSt Denis or St Dennis
• 虽迟但到suī chí dàn dào(slang) slow to arrive but eventually shows up
• 不求有功，但求无过bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guòlit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making…
• 约但Yuē dànvariant of 约旦
• 撒但Sā dànvariant of 撒旦
• 约但河Yuē dàn Hévariant of 约旦河

Characters built on 旦

These share the phonetic component 旦 (dàn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 担dānto undertake; to carry; to shoulder
• 坦tǎnflat; open-hearted; level
• 胆dǎngall bladder; courage; guts
• 袒tǎnto bare
• 钽tǎntantalum (chemistry)
• 亶dǎnsincere

Characters that look like 但

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您
• 位wèiposition; location; place
• 依yīto depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to
• 佣yōngto hire; to employ; servant
• 侃kǎnupright and honest; cheerful; to chat idly
• 伍wǔsquad of five soldiers; to associate with; five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

Sounds the same

Read dàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 蛋egg; oval-shaped thing
• 弹crossball; bullet; shot
• 旦(literary) dawn; daybreak; dan, female role in Chinese opera…
• 淡insipid; diluted; weak
• 诞birth; birthday; brag
• 惮dread; fear; dislike
• 担picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load
• 氮nitrogen (chemistry)
• 澹tranquil; placid; quiet
• 石dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; ancient pr. shí
• 啖to eat; to taste; to entice (using bait)
• 萏lotus