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可是

HSK 4
P
kě shì
I
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ ʂʅ⁵¹]
Z
ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
conj.

The meaning of 可是

用在复句的后一分句，表示转折。前一分句常有“虽然”跟它搭配使用。
The conjunction "可是" is used in the second clause of a complex sentence to indicate a transition in meaning, often coordinating with a clause introduced by "虽然" before it.

Use 可是 in a Sentence

A：你怎么又想换工作了，这儿的收人不是挺高的吗？
B：虽然收入高，可是经常要加班，很少有时间和家人在一起。

A
：
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
zěn me
[tsən²¹⁴ mɤ⁴]
ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
yòu
[iou⁵¹]
丨ㄡˋ
adv.
xiɑ̌nɡ
[ɕiɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄤˇ
v.
huɑ̀n
[xuan⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄢˋ
v.
ɡōnɡ zuò
[koŋ⁵⁵ tsuo⁵¹]
ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
n.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
，
zhè ér
[tʂɤ⁵¹ ər³⁵]
ㄓㄜˋ ㄦˊ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shōu rén
[ʂou⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵]
ㄕㄡ ㄖㄣˊ
v.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
tǐnɡ
[tʰiŋ²¹⁴]
ㄊ丨ㄥˇ
adv.
ɡɑ̄o
[kɑu⁵⁵]
ㄍㄠ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
mɑ
[mᴀ]
ㄇㄚ
part.
？
A: Why do you want to change jobs again? Isn't the income here quite high?
B
：
suī rɑ́n
[suei⁵⁵ ʐan³⁵]
ㄙㄨㄟ ㄖㄢˊ
conj.
shōu rù
[ʂou⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹]
ㄕㄡ ㄖㄨˋ
n.
ɡɑ̄o
[kɑu⁵⁵]
ㄍㄠ
adj.
，
kě shì
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
conj.
jīnɡ chɑ́nɡ
[tɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʂʰɑŋ³⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄥ ㄔㄤˊ
adv.
yɑ̀o
[iɑu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ
v.
jiɑ̄ bɑ̄n
[tɕiᴀ⁵⁵ pan⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄚ ㄅㄢ
v.
，
hěn shɑ̌o
[xən²¹⁴ ʂɑu²¹⁴]
ㄏㄣˇ ㄕㄠˇ
adv.
yǒu
[iou²¹⁴]
丨ㄡˇ
v.
shí jiɑ̄n
[ʂʅ³⁵ tɕiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄕˊ ㄐ丨ㄢ
n.
hé
[xɤ³⁵]
ㄏㄜˊ
prep.
jiɑ̄ rén
[tɕiᴀ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄚ ㄖㄣˊ
n.
zɑ̀i
[tsai⁵¹]
ㄗㄞˋ
prep.
yī qǐ
[i⁵⁵ tɕʰi²¹⁴]
丨 ㄑ丨ˇ
n.
。
B: Although my income is high, I often have to work overtime and rarely spend time with my family.
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小时候，大家都说我像我妈，尤其是性格。可是长大后，他们说我更像爸爸。

xiɑ̌o shí hòu
[ɕiɑu²¹⁴ ʂʅ³⁵ xou⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ
n.
，
dɑ̀ jiɑ̄
[tᴀ⁵¹ tɕiᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄉㄚˋ ㄐ丨ㄚ
pron.
dōu
[tou⁵⁵]
ㄉㄡ
adv.
shuō
[ʂuo⁵⁵]
ㄕㄨㄛ
v.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
xiɑ̀nɡ
[ɕiɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄤˋ
v.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
mɑ̄
[mᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄇㄚ
n.
，
yóu qí
[iou³⁵ tɕʰi³⁵]
丨ㄡˊ ㄑ丨ˊ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
xìnɡ ɡé
[ɕiŋ⁵¹ kɤ³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄥˋ ㄍㄜˊ
n.
。
kě shì
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
conj.
zhɑ̌nɡ dɑ̀
[tʂɑŋ²¹⁴ tᴀ⁵¹]
ㄓㄤˇ ㄉㄚˋ
v.
hòu
[xou⁵¹]
ㄏㄡˋ
n.
，
tɑ̄ men
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵ mən²]
ㄊㄚ ˙ㄇㄣ
pron.
shuō
[ʂuo⁵⁵]
ㄕㄨㄛ
v.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
ɡènɡ
[kəŋ⁵¹]
ㄍㄥˋ
adv.
xiɑ̀nɡ
[ɕiɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄤˋ
v.
bɑ̀ bɑ̀
[pᴀ⁵¹ pᴀ⁵¹]
ㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄚˋ
n.
。
When I was young, everyone said that I was like my mother, especially in character. But when I grew up, they said I was more like my dad.
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当时她的父母和亲戚都不支持她，可是她坚持自己的选择，现在终于向所有人证明了她的选择是正确的。

dɑ̄nɡ shí
[tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʅ³⁵]
ㄉㄤ ㄕˊ
n.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
fù mǔ
[fu⁵¹ mu²¹⁴]
ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ
n.
hé
[xɤ³⁵]
ㄏㄜˊ
conj.
qīn qī
[tɕʰin⁵⁵ tɕʰi⁵⁵]
ㄑ丨ㄣ ㄑ丨
n.
dōu
[tou⁵⁵]
ㄉㄡ
adv.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
zhī chí
[tʂʅ⁵⁵ tʂʰʅ³⁵]
ㄓ ㄔˊ
v.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
，
kě shì
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
conj.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
jiɑ̄n chí
[tɕiɛn⁵⁵ tʂʰʅ³⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄢ ㄔˊ
v.
zì jǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ tɕi²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ ㄐ丨ˇ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
xuɑ̌n zé
[ɕyan²¹⁴ tsɤ³⁵]
ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ
v.
，
xiɑ̀n zɑ̀i
[ɕiɛn⁵¹ tsai⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ
n.
zhōnɡ yú
[tʂoŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩˊ
adv.
xiɑ̀nɡ
[ɕiɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄤˋ
prep.
suǒ yǒu
[suo²¹⁴ iou²¹⁴]
ㄙㄨㄛˇ 丨ㄡˇ
adj.
rén
[ʐən³⁵]
ㄖㄣˊ
n.
zhènɡ mínɡ
[tʂəŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵]
ㄓㄥˋ ㄇ丨ㄥˊ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
xuɑ̌n zé
[ɕyan²¹⁴ tsɤ³⁵]
ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ
v.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
zhènɡ què
[tʂəŋ⁵¹ tɕʰyɛ⁵¹]
ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
。
At that time, her parents and relatives did not support her, but she insisted on her choice, and now she has finally proved to everyone that her choice was correct.
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可是

HSK 4
P
kě shì
I
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ ʂʅ⁵¹]
Z
ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
conj.

The meaning of 可是

but, however

Use 可是 in a Sentence

这可是个大问题，我也不太清楚。

zhè
[tʂɤ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ
pron.
kě shì
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
v.
ɡè
[kɤ⁵¹]
ㄍㄜˋ
m.
dɑ̀
[tᴀ⁵¹]
ㄉㄚˋ
adj.
wèn tí
[uən⁵¹ tʰi³⁵]
ㄨㄣˋ ㄊ丨ˊ
n.
，
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
yě
[iɛ²¹⁴]
丨ㄝˇ
adv.
bù tɑ̀i
[pu⁵¹ tʰai⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄞˋ
adv.
qīnɡ chǔ
[tɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʂʰu²¹⁴]
ㄑ丨ㄥ ㄔㄨˇ
adj.
。
This is a big problem, and I don't really know.
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可是，好像确实不行。

kě shì
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
conj.
，
hɑ̌o xiɑ̀nɡ
[xɑu²¹⁴ ɕiɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄏㄠˇ ㄒ丨ㄤˋ
v.
què shí
[tɕʰyɛ⁵¹ ʂʅ³⁵]
ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˊ
adj.
bù xínɡ
[pu⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄒ丨ㄥˊ
adj.
。
However, it doesn't seem to work.
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这可是个大问题，我也不太清楚。

zhè
[tʂɤ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ
pron.
kě shì
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
v.
ɡè
[kɤ⁵¹]
ㄍㄜˋ
m.
dɑ̀
[tᴀ⁵¹]
ㄉㄚˋ
adj.
wèn tí
[uən⁵¹ tʰi³⁵]
ㄨㄣˋ ㄊ丨ˊ
n.
，
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
yě
[iɛ²¹⁴]
丨ㄝˇ
adv.
bù tɑ̀i
[pu⁵¹ tʰai⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄞˋ
adv.
qīnɡ chǔ
[tɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʂʰu²¹⁴]
ㄑ丨ㄥ ㄔㄨˇ
adj.
。
This is a big problem, and I don't know much about it.
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width
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可不是

HSK 4
P
kě bu shì
I
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ pu⁴ ʂʅ⁵¹]
Z
ㄎㄜˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕˋ
adv.

The meaning of 可不是

表示赞同、附和对方说的话，常常单独成句。也说“可不”。
The adverb "可不是" is used to agree with or echo what the other party has said. It is often used alone as a sentence. We can also use "可不" instead.

Use 可不是 in a Sentence

A：没想到咱们毕业都已经十年了。
B：可不是！时间过得太快了，真想大家。

A
：
méi
[mei³⁵]
ㄇㄟˊ
adv.
xiɑ̌nɡ dɑ̀o
[ɕiɑŋ²¹⁴ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄤˇ ㄉㄠˋ
v.
zɑ́n men
[tsan³⁵ mən³]
ㄗㄢˊ ˙ㄇㄣ
pron.
bì yè
[pi⁵¹ iɛ⁵¹]
ㄅ丨ˋ 丨ㄝˋ
v.
dōu
[tou⁵⁵]
ㄉㄡ
adv.
yǐ jīnɡ
[i²¹⁴ tɕiŋ⁵⁵]
丨ˇ ㄐ丨ㄥ
adv.
shí
[ʂʅ³⁵]
ㄕˊ
num.
niɑ́n
[niɛn³⁵]
ㄋ丨ㄢˊ
m.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
。
A: I didn't expect that it has been ten years since we graduated.
B
：
kě
[kʰɤ²¹⁴]
ㄎㄜˇ
adv.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
！
shí jiɑ̄n
[ʂʅ³⁵ tɕiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄕˊ ㄐ丨ㄢ
n.
ɡuò
[kuo⁵¹]
ㄍㄨㄛˋ
v.
dé
[tɤ³⁵]
ㄉㄜˊ
part.
tɑ̀i
[tʰai⁵¹]
ㄊㄞˋ
adv.
kuɑ̀i
[kʰuai⁵¹]
ㄎㄨㄞˋ
adj.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
，
zhēn
[tʂən⁵⁵]
ㄓㄣ
adv.
xiɑ̌nɡ
[ɕiɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄤˇ
v.
dɑ̀ jiɑ̄
[tᴀ⁵¹ tɕiᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄉㄚˋ ㄐ丨ㄚ
pron.
。
B: No! Time flies so fast, I really miss you all.
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A：遇到堵车，心情也“堵”。
B：可不是！上班堵车怕迟到，下班堵车怕回家晚。

A
：
yù dɑ̀o
[y⁵¹ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄩˋ ㄉㄠˋ
v.
dǔ chē
[tu²¹⁴ tʂʰɤ⁵⁵]
ㄉㄨˇ ㄔㄜ
v.
，
xīn qínɡ
[ɕin⁵⁵ tɕʰiŋ³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄣ ㄑ丨ㄥˊ
n.
yě
[iɛ²¹⁴]
丨ㄝˇ
adv.
“
dǔ
[tu²¹⁴]
ㄉㄨˇ
v.
”
。
A: When there is a traffic jam, I feel "blocked".
B
：
kě
[kʰɤ²¹⁴]
ㄎㄜˇ
adv.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
！
shɑ̀nɡ bɑ̄n
[ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pan⁵⁵]
ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢ
v.
dǔ chē
[tu²¹⁴ tʂʰɤ⁵⁵]
ㄉㄨˇ ㄔㄜ
v.
pɑ̀
[pʰᴀ⁵¹]
ㄆㄚˋ
v.
chí dɑ̀o
[tʂʰʅ³⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄔˊ ㄉㄠˋ
v.
，
xiɑ̀ bɑ̄n
[ɕiᴀ⁵¹ pan⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄚˋ ㄅㄢ
v.
dǔ chē
[tu²¹⁴ tʂʰɤ⁵⁵]
ㄉㄨˇ ㄔㄜ
v.
pɑ̀
[pʰᴀ⁵¹]
ㄆㄚˋ
v.
huí jiɑ̄
[xuei³⁵ tɕiᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐ丨ㄚ
v.
wɑ̌n
[uan²¹⁴]
ㄨㄢˇ
adj.
。
B: No! The traffic jam at work is afraid of being late, and the traffic jam at get off work is afraid of going home late.
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A：这家网球馆的服务不错，给我的印象很好。
B：可不是！这儿不仅环境好，还免费提供吃的和水，打球打累的时候，可以吃点儿东西休息一下。

A
：
zhè
[tʂɤ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ
pron.
jiɑ̄
[tɕiᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄚ
m.
wɑ̌nɡ qiú ɡuɑ̌n
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ tɕʰiou³⁵ kuan²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ ㄑ丨ㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
fú wù
[fu³⁵ u⁵¹]
ㄈㄨˊ ㄨˋ
v.
bù cuò
[pu⁵¹ tsʰuo⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ
adj.
，
ɡěi
[kei²¹⁴]
ㄍㄟˇ
prep.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
yìn xiɑ̀nɡ
[in⁵¹ ɕiɑŋ⁵¹]
丨ㄣˋ ㄒ丨ㄤˋ
n.
hěn
[xən²¹⁴]
ㄏㄣˇ
adv.
hɑ̌o
[xɑu²¹⁴]
ㄏㄠˇ
adj.
。
A: The service of this tennis hall is good, and I am very impressed.
B
：
kě
[kʰɤ²¹⁴]
ㄎㄜˇ
adv.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
！
zhè ér
[tʂɤ⁵¹ ər³⁵]
ㄓㄜˋ ㄦˊ
pron.
bù jǐn
[pu⁵¹ tɕin²¹⁴]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄐ丨ㄣˇ
conj.
huɑ́n jìnɡ
[xuan³⁵ tɕiŋ⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄐ丨ㄥˋ
n.
hɑ̌o
[xɑu²¹⁴]
ㄏㄠˇ
adj.
，
hɑ́i
[xai³⁵]
ㄏㄞˊ
adv.
miɑ̌n fèi
[miɛn²¹⁴ fei⁵¹]
ㄇ丨ㄢˇ ㄈㄟˋ
v.
tí ɡōnɡ
[tʰi³⁵ koŋ⁵⁵]
ㄊ丨ˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
v.
chī
[tʂʰʅ⁵⁵]
ㄔ
v.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
hé
[xɤ³⁵]
ㄏㄜˊ
conj.
shuǐ
[ʂuei²¹⁴]
ㄕㄨㄟˇ
n.
，
dɑ̌ qiú
[tᴀ²¹⁴ tɕʰiou³⁵]
ㄉㄚˇ ㄑ丨ㄡˊ
v.
dɑ̌ léi
[tᴀ²¹⁴ lei³⁵]
ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄟˊ
v.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shí hòu
[ʂʅ³⁵ xou⁵¹]
ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ
n.
，
kě yǐ
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ i²¹⁴]
ㄎㄜˇ 丨ˇ
v.
chī
[tʂʰʅ⁵⁵]
ㄔ
v.
diɑ̌n ér
[tiɛn²¹⁴ ər³⁵]
ㄉ丨ㄢˇ ㄦˊ
m.
dōnɡ xī
[toŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵]
ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒ丨
n.
xiū xī
[ɕiou⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄡ ㄒ丨
v.
yī xiɑ̀
[i⁵⁵ ɕiᴀ⁵¹]
丨 ㄒ丨ㄚˋ
num.
。
B: No! Not only is the environment good here, but also free food and water are provided. When you get tired from playing, you can eat something to rest.
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