Dictionary/可是

可是

可是 kě shì

ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
ConjHSK 2TOCFL Novice 1core 10k
1but; however
2(used for emphasis) indeed

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nǐ men你们de的jì huà计划hěn很hǎo好,kě shì可是wǒ我de的gèng更hǎo好。
你们的计划很好,可是我的更好。
Your plan is a good one, but mine is a better one.
可是这不是最后一班火车,对吧?
But that's not the last train, right?
我们早上九点上课,可是他八点就来了。
We start class at 9am, but he came as early as 8 o’clock.