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但
dàn
Main
English Definitionbut; yet; however; only; merely; still
Simplified Script但
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyindàn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)daan6
Part of Speech(连) conjunction, (副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=3,7

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Words With Same Head Word    
但是dànshìbut; however
但愿dànyuànif only (something were possible); I wish (that)
但凡dànfánevery single; as long as
但丁dàndīngDante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲
但愿如此dànyuàn rúcǐif only it were so; I hope so (idiom)
Words With Same Tail Word    
不但bùdànnot only (... but also...)
非但fēidànnot only
撒但sādànvariant of 撒旦, Satan or Shaitan
约但yuēdànvariant of 約旦, Jordan
马但mǎdànMatthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15
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