dàn
但 (dàn) is a Chinese word meaning “but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just”.
Meanings
- 1but; yet; however; still
- 2merely; only; just
- Part of speech
- conjunction
Related words
但是but; however但愿if only (sth were possible)不但not only (... but also ...)但凡every single非但not only格但斯克Gdansk, city on Baltic in north Poland但书proviso不求有功，但求无过lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)但愿如此if only it were so但说无妨there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)虽迟但到(slang) slow to arrive but eventually shows up但丁Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲