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但(dàn) — meaning, uses and examples

1. correlative conjunction but

   他努力了，但没有成功。

   Tā nǔlì le, dàn méiyǒu chénggōng.

   He tried hard, but did not succeed.

2. adverb only; merely (written; as in 但愿)

   但愿一切顺利。

   Dànyuàn yīqiè shùnlì.

   May everything go smoothly.