dàn

but; yet; however; still

merely; only; just

person (亻) + [sound: dàn] (旦) = but, however

旦 gives the sound dàn; the person radical (亻) anchors it to human speech and the contrast a speaker introduces. Think of a person pausing mid-thought to pivot.

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Words with 但

虽迟但到

suī chí dàn dào

(slang) slow to arrive but eventually shows up

马但

mǎ dàn

Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不求有功,但求无过

bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò

lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)

但丁

dàn dīng

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲

但以理书

dàn yǐ lǐ shū

Book of Daniel

但凡

dàn fán

every single

但尼生

dàn ní shēng

Tennyson (name)

但是

dàn shì

but; however

但书

dàn shū

proviso

但说无妨

dàn shuō wú fáng

there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)

但愿

dàn yuàn

if only (sth were possible)

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