可是
kěshì
but
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Grammar with 可是
⋯⋯固然⋯⋯，但是/可是/不过⋯⋯
⋯⋯固然⋯⋯，但是⋯⋯ — admittedly …, but …
虽说⋯⋯，但是/可是/不过⋯⋯
虽说⋯⋯，但是⋯⋯ — although (colloquial)
（不过/但/可是）话又说回来
话又说回来 — but then again
话（说）是这么说，不过/可/可是⋯⋯
话是这么说，不过⋯⋯ — that's all very well, but
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