HSK 2 · conjunction
但是
but; yet
衣服很贵，但是很好看。
Yīfu hěn guì, dànshì hěn hǎokàn.
The clothes are expensive, but very good-looking.
虽然很累，但是我很高兴。
Suīrán hěn lèi, dànshì wǒ hěn gāoxìng.
Although I am tired, I am very happy.
他的饮食很简单，但是很健康。
Tā de yǐnshí hěn jiǎndān， dànshì hěn jiànkāng。
His diet is simple but very healthy.
他虽然残疾，但是一直乐观地生活。
Tā suīrán cánjí, dànshì yìzhí lèguān de shēnghuó.
Although he is disabled, he has always lived with optimism.