但是 | dàn shì | but; however | |
不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also...) | |
但愿 | dàn yuàn | if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) | |
非但 | fēi dàn | not only | |
但凡 | dàn fán | every single; as long as |
1 | I asked if anyone would help me,but no one volunteered. | |
2 | He raised his voice but still I could not hear him. | |
3 | I approached him, but he motioned me away. | |
4 | He's well over sixty, but he doesn't look at all old. | |
5 | The horrors I saw there - - but I dare not tell them. |