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可是 tuy nhiên
Stroke order
可是 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.
- 可 — 5 strokes
- 是 — 9 strokes
Senses
- but; however
- (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
可是 is pronounced kěshì and means “tuy nhiên”. 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.