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Definitionbut; yet; however; only; merely; still
Traditional CharactersSame
Mandarin (Pinyin)dàn
Parts of Speech(连) conjunction, (副) adverb

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Words With Same Head Word    
但是dànshìbut; however
但却dànquèhowever
但愿dànyuànif only (something were possible); I wish (that)
但丁dàndīngDante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲
但该dàngāibut this
Words With Same Tail Word    
不但bùdànnot only
撒但sādànvariant of 撒旦, Satan or Shaitan
一但yīdànif; in case; in a short time; once
马但mǎdànMatthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15
约但yuēdànvariant of 約旦|约旦, Jordan
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