可是 (kě shì): meaning and stroke order
可是 (kě shì) means but; however, (used for emphasis) indeed.
可是
- Simplified
- 可是
- Traditional
- 可是 (same form)
- Pinyin
- kě shì
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Stroke order of 可是
可
- kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit
- kè used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
- 5 strokes
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是
- shì to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true
- shì variant of 是[shi4]
- 9 strokes
- Traditional form: 昰
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Meaning of 可是
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kě shì
- but; however
- (used for emphasis) indeed
Radicals of the characters
- 可
- Radical 口 (Kangxi radical 30) · 5 strokes · built from 丁 and 口
- 是
- Radical 日 (Kangxi radical 72) · 9 strokes · 日 on top, 𤴓 below
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
可是 in our stories
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可是保罗没有看见她。
kěshì Bǎoluó méiyǒu kànjiàn tā
But Paul couldn't see her.
From the story At the airport HSK 2
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可是她每天都去，每天都多跑一点儿。
kěshì tā měitiān dōu qù měitiān dōu duō pǎo yìdiǎnr
But she went every day and ran a little further each time.
From the story A little more every day HSK 2
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杰克想买一本中文书，可是他不知道书店在哪儿。
Jiékè xiǎng mǎi yì běn Zhōngwén shū kěshì tā bù zhīdao shūdiàn zài nǎr
Jack wants to buy a Chinese book, but he doesn't know where the bookshop is.
From the story How do I get to the bookshop? HSK 2
Stories using 可是
- At the airport HSK 2
- A little more every day HSK 2
- How do I get to the bookshop? HSK 2
- Where's my phone? HSK 2
- The little carp's decision HSK 3
- The noise upstairs HSK 3
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).