可是 kěshì▶ sin embargo

Stroke order

可是 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 可 — 5 strokes
• 是 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. but; however
2. (used for emphasis) indeed

Example sentences

• 我想去，可是没有时间。Wǒ xiǎng qù, kěshì méiyǒu shíjiān.I want to go, however I have no time.
• 天气很冷，可是他还是去跑步了。Tiānqì hěn lěng, kěshì tā háishì qù pǎobù le.The weather was cold, however he still went running.

Related words

• 于是Por lo tanto
• 可怜Pobre
• 可惜desafortunadamente
• 是否Si
• 要是Si
• 可怕terrible

可是 is pronounced kěshì and means “sin embargo”. HSK 4 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 可是 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.