可是kěshì
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Meanings
1. but; however
2. (used for emphasis) indeed
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Your plan is a good one, but mine is a better one.
She will never be able to get the things she pursues!
But that's not the last train, right?
You're still young, but not permanently.
I’m not denying that that happened, but one example doesn’t count as evidence.
We start class at 9am, but he came as early as 8 o’clock.