可是

kěshì

conjunctionHSK 3

but

Character Breakdown

can, may

Radical: Strokes: 5
spike
mouth

shì

be

Radical: Strokes: 9
sun
pointer

Example Sentences

我想去,可是没有时间。

Wǒ xiǎng qù, kěshì méiyǒu shíjiān.

I want to go, but I don't have time.

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