但是

but in Mandarin

The mandarin vocabulary 但是 can also mean however

Mnemomic to remember the meaning

You can remember the meaning of 但是 with this easy mnemonic:

I know you love this job, but (但) is (是) spending 20 hours a day at the office necessary?

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但是 is made up of these characters

These characters also appear in these words

Mnemomic to remember the reading

The reading of 但是 is dàn shì.

You can remember how to say 但是 with this useful mnemonic:

Dan (dàn), you shouldn't (shì) lecture me on my work life balance when you're always there when I'm at the office.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

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