Top 1000 Chinese words 51 - 100

Pay attention: 可是 can also be written like 可, which is a morpheme, but it can be translated as well as "but"

short version of 但是

it can also mean "by", "through" with the structure: 通过 + Agent, Subj. + action.Ex. 通过读书，我放松 "I relax by reading"

Remember: when you write a date in Chinese, they go from the biggest to the smallest (in order from year to month to day).

With the meaning of "behind something" it follows this structure: location + 后. ex: 在门后, "behind the door". It can also mean "after something happened", with the following structure: action+ 后