可是

Pinyin: kěshì

but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed

🏮 Chinese HSK 3 conjunction

Example sentence

可是太贵了!

Kěshì tài guì le!

But it's too expensive!

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What 可是 means

可是 (kěshì) is a Chinese word meaning “but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed”. It appears in the HSK 3 collection.

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HSK 3

Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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