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可是

kě shìㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: KHẢ THỊ

Traditional: 可是

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 1

Meaning(conjunction, adverb, verb)

but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed

Examples

  • 我想去，可是没时间。

    wǒ xiǎng qù, kě shì méi shí jiān.

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

  • 这个菜不好看，可是很好吃。

    zhè ge cài bù hǎo kàn, kě shì hěn hǎo chī.

    This dish doesn't look great, but it tastes good.

  • 他可是我们班最好的学生。

    tā kě shì wǒ men bān zuì hǎo de xué shēng.

    He really is the best student in our class.

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Stroke order

KHẢ · 5 strokes

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very

THỊ · 9 strokes

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)

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