| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 但 | 但 | dàn | - but - yet - however - only - merely - still |
| 却 | 卻 | què | - but - yet - however - while - to go back - to decline - to retreat - nevertheless - even though |
| 只 | 只 | zhǐ | - only - merely - just - but |
| 只 | 祇 | zhǐ | - but - only |
| 不过 | 不過 | bùguò | - only - merely - no more than - but - however - anyway (to get back to a previous topic) - cannot be more (after adjectival) |
| 但是 | 但是 | dànshì | - but - however |
| 只是 | 只是 | zhǐshì | - merely - simply - only - but |
| 可是 | 可是 | kěshì | - but - however - (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 然而 | 然而 | ránér | - however - yet - but |
| 而 | 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 却倒 | 卻倒 | quèdào | - but on the contrary - but unexpectedly |
| 反倒 | 反倒 | fǎndào | - but on the contrary - but expectedly |
| 反观 | 反觀 | fǎnguān | - by contrast - but as for this... - viewed from another angle - subjectively - introspection |
| 转而 | 轉而 | zhuǎnér | - conversely - but rather - to turn and (address a topic, face attackers etc) - to turn against sb - to turn one's thoughts back to - to come around (to a point of view) |
| 不外乎 | 不外乎 | bùwàihū | - nothing else but |
| 不得不 | 不得不 | bùdébù | - have no choice or option but to - cannot but - have to - can't help it - can't avoid |
| 不由得 | 不由得 | bùyóude | - can't help - cannot but |
| 不能不 | 不能不 | bùnéngbù | - have to - cannot but |
| 不要紧 | 不要緊 | bùyàojǐn | - unimportant - not serious - it doesn't matter - never mind - it looks all right, but |
| 只不过 | 只不過 | zhǐbuguò | - only - merely - nothing but - no more than |
| 要不是 | 要不是 | yàobushì | - if it were not for - but for |
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