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Instead of just using [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Two_words_for_%22but%22 可是 or 但是], you can also use the softer and more informal 不过 (búguò).

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* 这 件 衣服 我 很 喜欢 ，''不过'' 有点 贵 。<span class="pinyin"> Zhè jiàn yīfu wǒ hěn xǐhuan, ''bùguò'' yǒudiǎn guì.</span><span class="trans">I like this piece of clothing, but it's a little bit expensive.</span>
* 这 家 餐厅 我 没 去 过 ，''不过'' 我 听说 还 不错 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiā cāntīng wǒ méi qù guo, ''bùguò'' wǒ tīngshuō hái bùcuò.</span><span class="trans">I've never been to this restaurant, but I heard it's pretty good.</span>
* 这个 学生 很 聪明 ，''不过'' 有点 懒 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège xuéshēng hěn cōngming, ''bùguò'' yǒudiǎn lǎn.</span><span class="trans">This student is very smart, but he's a little lazy.</span>
* 那儿 的 天气 不 太 好 ，''不过'' 我们 玩 得 很 开心 。<span class="pinyin">Nàr de tiānqì bù tài hǎo, ''bùguò'' wǒmen wán de hěn kāixīn.</span><span class="trans">The weather there was not very good, but we had a lot of fun.</span>
* 他 是 东北 人 ，''不过'' 他 没有 口音 。<span class="pinyin">Tā shì Dōngběi rén, ''bùguò'' tā méiyǒu kǒuyīn.</span><span class="trans">He's from the Northeast, but he doesn't have the accent.</span>
* 他 说 得 不错 ，''不过'' 不 认识 汉字 。<span class="pinyin">Tā shuō de bùcuò, ''bùguò'' bù rènshi hànzì.</span><span class="trans">He can speak well, but he doesn't know any Chinese characters.</span>
* 我 的 钱包 丢 了 ，''不过'' 没 丢 什么 重要 的 东西 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ de qiánbāo diū le, ''bùguò'' méi diū shénme zhòngyào de dōngxi.</span><span class="trans">I lost my wallet, but I didn't lose anything important.</span>
* 刚 来 的 时候 很 想 家 ，''不过'' 现在 习惯 了 。<span class="pinyin">Gāng lái de shíhou hěn xiǎng jiā, ''bùguò'' xiànzài xíguàn le.</span><span class="trans">I was homesick when I first got here, but I'm getting used to it now.</span>
* 你 可以 参加 ，''不过'' 有 个 条件 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ kěyǐ cānjiā, ''bùguò'' wǒ yǒu gè tiáojiàn.</span><span class="trans">You can participate, but there is a condition.</span>
* 我们 在 考虑 ，''不过'' 还没 决定 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen zài kǎolǜ, ''bùguò'' hái méi juédìng.</span><span class="trans">We're considering, but we haven't decided yet.</span>


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