但是 — meaning in English

English meaning

• after all adverb Used to say that something turned out to be true or to happen in spite of what was expected or arranged.
• but conjunction Used to introduce a contrast or exception to what was just said.
• firm noun A business, especially one run as a partnership, such as a law or accounting practice.
• just adj Fair, morally right, and reasonable.
• perky adj Cheerful, lively, and full of energy.
• real adj Actually existing or happening, rather than imagined, fictional, or invented.
• rigid adj Stiff and not easily bent.
• set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
• stuck adjective Unable to move or be moved; fixed in place.
• though conj Despite the fact that; although.

Senses

但是 is used for these senses in English:

• I wish (idiomatic, colloquial) Used to express the speaker's wish that the preceding statement were true
• after all (idiomatic) in the end, however; used in referring to something that was believed to be the case, but is not; or to an outcome that is not what was expected or predicted.
• but However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence).
• firm Durable, rigid (material state).
• if only (idiomatic) I wish that; would (that) (archaic). Signifies a wish or desire for the present or the future.
• just (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
• perky Standing upright; firm.
• real (legal) Relating to immovable tangible property.

after all — full definition

1. adverb Used to say that something turned out to be true or to happen in spite of what was expected or arranged.
2. adverb Used to introduce a reason or fact that supports what has just been said, often one the listener should already have in mind.

but — full definition

1. conjunction Used to introduce a contrast or exception to what was just said.
2. preposition Except for; apart from.
3. adverb Only; merely; just.

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