但[dàn]

连but; yet; still; nevertheless

♦ 这孩子用功~不怎么聪明。 He's a hardworking but not very intelligent boy.

♦ 他早已年过六十, ~毫不见老。 He's well over sixty, but he doesn't look at all old.

副only; merely

♦ 明哲保身, ~求无过 be worldly-wise and play safe and seek only to avoid blame