i LOVE that you used academic research to illustrate the usage frequency of the different words, and commented on whether or not they aligned with your own experiences. that's excellent, would love to see more examples like these as they're both interesting and informative!

我告诉妈妈找到工作了，妈妈却不高兴了，而且跟我说说：先得要学习，二来工作才行 我已经到了，可是他却迟到了一半个小时，气死我了 我想出去玩，但好好的天气却变成雷暴雨，太丧气了 他非常想成功，但是他却失败了 （你只有一个任务了啊啊） 😂 谢谢老师，我非常喜欢您的每一个视频，它们都很有用！

I feel like it's just the same as in English, you can say "But", "Though", "However", "Nonetheless" and etc. Really depends on you

@DennisLeeyeet

3 жыл бұрын

feels like they can map to 但是，可是，但/可是呢，（但）不管怎么说

@Abeturk

2 жыл бұрын

Hem-mâ = Not exactly such /not really =Amma= Ama Ama=but=但是 Fakat=but=可是 Lâkin=but=但 velâkin=but=可是呢 Amma ve lâkin=but and but=但是和可是 Ancak=but=却 (but not only this) Gerçi=Though Her nasılsa /Ancak =However Nasıl olsa / Her neyse = Anyhow Her neyse / Yine de = Anyway Yine de / Her şeye rağmen= Nonetheless Her halükârda /Her durumda=in any case Her durumda/ Her mevzûda = at all events

@nd1748

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't depend on you, but each has a nuance and is used appropriately in different context. Losely, sure you can interchange.

@sasino

2 жыл бұрын

@@Abeturk Wow that's crazy, but nobody asked about Turkish 😅

@Abeturk

2 жыл бұрын

Eğ-mek=to turn something the other way or to a curved shape> eğmek= to tilt/ to bend Eğ-al-mek=Eğilmek=to get being inclined/ to be bent over Eğ-et-mek=Eğitmek=to educate Eğir-mek=to make it turn to something or turn around itself by bending it =~ to spin Evir-mek=to make it turn upside or turn up in other way at a specified time =~to invert / to make something gets evolved Eğir-al-mek=Eğrilmek= to become a skew / to become twisted Evir-al-mek=Evrilmek= to get a conversion/transformation over time (evrim=evolution evren=universe) Uğra-mak= to get (at) a place or a situation for a specified time> uğramak= drop by/ stop by Uğra-eş-mak=to stop altogether by into each other for a specified time> uğraşmak=to strive/ to deal with Uğra-et-mak= uğratmak = to put in a situation (for a specific time) Öğre-mek=to get (at) a status or a level within a certain time Öğre-en-mek=to get (at) a knowledge or a knowledge level at a certain time> öğrenmek= to learn Öğre-et-mek=to make someone get (at) a knowledge - level (at a certain time)= to teach al =get et= make en=own diameter eş=partner mak/mek>(emek)=exertion /process Su=water /水 (Suv)=fluent-flowing Suvu> Sıvı=fluid, liquid Suv-up =liquefied (~soup) Suv-mak= to make it flow onwards/up (>sıvamak) Suy-mak=~to make it flow over Süv-mek=~to make it flow inwards Sür-mek= to make it flow ON something Sür-up(şurup)=syrup Suruppah(chorba)=soup Suruppat(şerbet)=sorbet meşrubat=beverage şarap=wine Süp-mek= to make it flow outwards / Süp-der-mek>süptürmek>süpürmek=to sweep Say-mak= to make it flow drop by drop (one by one from the mind) = ~ to count ~ to deem (sayı=number) (bilgisayar=computer) Söy-mek= to make it flow from the mind / Söy-le-mek= to make the sentences flowing through the mind =~to say, ~to tell Sev-mek=~to make it flow from the mind (to the heart) = to love Söv-mek=to say whatever's on own mind (~call names) Süy-mek= to make it flow through (Süyüt> süt= milk) Soy-mak= to make it flow over it/him/her ( to peel, ~to strip, ~to rob ) (Suy-en-mak)>soyunmak=to undress (Suy-der-mak)>sıyırmak= skimming, ~skinning Siy-mek= to make it flow downwards / to pee Siyitik>sidik= urine Sağ-mak= ~to make it pour down (Sağanak=downpour) Sağ-en-mak>sağınmak= ~to spill it from thought into emotions Sağn-mak>San-mak= ~to pour from thought to idea (to arrive at the idea) Sav-mak= ~to make it pour outwards (2.>put forward /set forth in) (sağan)=Sahan=the container to pour water (Sav-der-mak)>savdurmak>savurmak (Sav-der-al-mak)>savurulmak> savrulmak=to get (scattered) driven away (Sav-en-mak)>savunmak=to defend (Sav-en-al-mak)>savunulmak=to get being defended (Sav-eş-mak)1.savaşmak=to pour blood / to shed each other's blood (savaş= the war) 2.savuşmak=to get spilled around (altogether/downright)=(sıvışmak=~running away in fear) Süz-mek=~to make it lightly flow from up to downwards (~to filter, strain out) Sez-mek=~to make it lightly flow into the mind (~to perceive, to intuit) Sız-mak=~to get flowed slightly/slowly (~to infiltrate) Sun-mak=to extend forwards (presentation, exhibition, to serve up) Sün-mek=to expand reaching outwards (sünger=sponge) Sın-mak=to reach by extending upwards or forwards Sin-mek=to shrink (oneself) by getting down or back (to lurk, to hide onself) Sön-mek=to get decreased by getting out or in oneself (to be extinguished) Tan= the dawn /旦 Tanımak= to recognize (~to get the differences of) Tanılamak=tanı-la-mak= to identify / diagnose Tanışmak=tanı-eş-mak= to get to know each other =(to meet first time) Danışmak= to get information through each other Tıŋı= the tune (timbre) /调 Tıŋ-mak=to react verbally Tıŋı-la-mak= to get the sound out >(Tınlamak=~reacting /answering /~to take heed of) Tiŋ-mek=to get at the silence >(Dinmek= to calm down / to get quiescent Tiŋi-le-mek=to get the sound in >(Dinlemek= to listen / 听) Türkçe öğretiyorum =I am teaching turkish İngilizce öğreniyorsun = You are learning english Öğreniyorum = I am learning Öğreniyordum = I was learning Öğreniyormuşum=I heard/realized that I was learning Öğrenmekteyim=I have been learning / I am in (the process of) learning Öğrenmekteydim=I had been learning / I was in (the process of) learning Öğrenmekteymişim=I heard/noticed that I had been learning Öğrenirim = I get to learn ( ~ I learn henceforth) Öğrenirdim= I would learn /I used to learn bf (~I had got (a chance) to learn ) Öğrenirmişim=I heard/noticed that I would be learning ( I realized that I got (a chance) to learn) Öğreneceğim= I will learn Öğrenecektim= I would gonna learn (I would learn) Öğrenecekmişim=I heard/ realized that I would have to learn Öğrendim = I learned Öğrenmiştim= I had learned Öğrenmiş oldum= I have learned Öğrendiydim= I remember I had learned Öğrenmişim =I noticed that I've learned Öğrendiymişim=I heard that I learned -but if what I heard is true Öğrenmişmişim=I heard that I've learned -but what I heard didn't sound very convincing Öğreniyorumdur =I guess/likely I am learning Öğreniyordurum =I think/likely I was trying to learn Öğreniyormuşumdur=As if I was probably learning Öğreneceğimdir= I think that I will probably learn Öğrenecektirim=I guess/likely I would gonna learn Öğrenecekmişimdir=As if I would probably have to learn Öğrenecekmiştirim=Seems that I would probably be learned Öğrenmişimdir = I think that I have probably learned Öğrenmiştirim= I guess/likely I had learned 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰰

I just finished talking to my language partner and was about to search for this topic when your video popped up in my notification bar! 😂

@TulekBehar

3 жыл бұрын

She happens to read minds around the globe from Thailand

@TulekBehar

3 жыл бұрын

硕说中文

@ezmill4121

3 жыл бұрын

hahah me too quite confused, when i noticed that danshi often used in political interview or formal interview

@TulekBehar

3 жыл бұрын

@@ezmill4121 good to listen to news and interviews

却 feels like it could be the most similar to "however" in application.

@egosirius

3 жыл бұрын

Makes sense, "however" we use after the noun and before the verb. They're very similar.

Thank you 老师, this was extremely helpful!! 😁 Could you consider doing a video about the differences between 左右 - 差不多 - 几乎 - 大概 - 大约? I can't seem to find a good explanation anywhere 😪

well done! I am a native speaker of Chinese and was wondering the difference between these words myself, you made it much easier even for me. good job.

Lia……we are so sorry you’re dealing with this. Watching this made me cry so hard, because I grew up with that kind of closeness with family, that kind of need for seeing each other with some regularity because hearing that they’re okay isn’t enough, and just telling them that you’re okay isn’t enough for you either. And there are so many people who will see this expression from you and genuinely feel just a little bit less alone, and hurt a little bit less, because now they know that if someone was brave enough to put this online, there are so so many people who are going through it and can derive just a little bit more strength from that.

ShuoShuo I'm not sure if you remember me, I'm the English teacher from one of your recent videos on things to say instead of 很好. I just have one question... ARE YOU PSYCHIC??? I was literally just wondering about these differences too 😭 you are a life saver!

This is the best explanation about these I’ve heard so far. I’ll listen to this several more times. Thanks for your work!!🙏🙏🙏

我已经学汉语学了两年了， 我学时 "说说中文" 真的很帮我。我特别感谢您 ! 我告诉妈妈我找到工作了，她却没有那么开心 我已经到了，可是他却还没来了 我想出去玩，我却还有很多作业要写完 他非常想成功，但是他却没有努力学习

This was perfect. With data to back up claims and all. Really neat. Thanks

That was a great explanation of the nuances of use and meaning.

Thanks so much Shuo! You’ve saved from practicing using buguo too often!! Much appreciated :)

This is the clearest explanation I hv heard for these words. Tq

This video is so precious! I have an HSK 5 but still found it difficult to understand the difference between these words. Thanks to you now is much more clear!

i kept noticing the different uses of "but" and couldn't work out why/ what made the difference in use - thanks so much for the video!! really helpful, also thank you for using beginner friendly phrases!

I appreciate this video so much Shuo! An unresolved question for some time now, and I have been asking my friends around about it. All they do is give me examples. 😂 Thanks for explaining the "why's", for me, it always work if I know the reasons behind certain usages! Thanks for the effort you did in putting this video together! 💪👏😍

love your videos! always very well explained and you are also a very light hearted person, thanks!

Always really well put together explanations of Chinese grammar points

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A VIDEO ABOUT 却 ！！！！ Thank you so much!!!! :)

Great video. Thanks for making such great lessons at this level! Excellent lesson content and teaching style!

illuminating and nicely explained. thank you

My favorite chinese KZreadr Teacher!

I liked the way you used your hands to illustrate the contrast between the terms- clever !

Love your explanation, thank you ❤️

I love this topic. It's very useful for Mandarin learners. I speak Mandarin fluently but I don't have a formal Chinese education. I learned it from my Chinese roommates for 2 years.

I was having a mental breakdown about this subject a month ago. lol Thank you for this video! Also, I feel like based on the examples given, 然而 sounds more like 'however' in English. It's a rather formal way to say 'but'.

Ni hao! I'm so glad I found this channel! I'm trying to learn Chinese and this is most certainly the best learning channel that I've found so far. The teacher speaks very clearly, and repeats word by word each sentence. She's a very good teacher. I very much want to visit China! but I will only go when I can have at least a basic conversation with the people. ⭐❤⭐

love your explanation ,thank you so much!

just find your channel , you are such a good tutor

Thanks... I'm familiar with the first group, but haven't heard the other 2 very much so far. I'll be listening for them from now on!

always so simple and clear

Wow, so detailed! Thank you ❤️

I suck at grammar so much but you explained this flawlessly, thank you.

很有帮助!谢谢你啊

我告诉妈妈我找到工作了，妈妈却还不信我。十分有用的视频，加油！

Perfect channel

Great video, thanks for the knowledge Love from BKK😘

Really glad that I stumble into your channel >_

I love your ways of explaining, so comprehensive 但是 intelligible.

Fantastic lesson, Shuo Shuo, thank you! 我告诉妈妈我找到工作了，妈妈却不满意 我已经到了，可是他却还没来 我想出去玩，不过先要写完这个造句作业 他非常想成功，但是却缺乏能力

Thank you so much!

So good. Many thanks!

Finally I got it! Thank you 🙏🏻

超好乐！ 说说 老师 你 太 迷人 乐！ ❤

Perfect shuolaoshi! ❤

你很聪明啊。讲得很清楚啦

I understand 100% thanks great teacher

Great lesson! 谢谢！ Also this is completely unrelated but some of the example sentences made me think of it: recently every time I say “我想” in Chinese I immediately want to say “我想带一人回云深不知处...带回去，藏起来。” As for why...if you know, you know. 😂😉 ~:~

谢谢🥰

谢谢您。

Amazing video!! Thanks for the explanation!! By the way, there are also other words such as 倒是 and 无奈, is there any difference from 但是 too?

Great 👍

English has many words meaning "but" which are all used in different situations and formalities, just like the list of words in this video, for example: however, whereas, while, even if, although, on the other hand. English students love using "but" because it's quick and simple, like 但是, and it's usually the first word we come across while studying. I think the trick would be to connect each Chinese word to an equivalent English word/phrase based on the context, keeping in mind that we can always use "but/但是" anyway. This would make learning these words easier. ☺️

first block: how to link phrases with different meaning. seconf block: how to friendzone in Chinese. taking notes, thanks a lot Shuò!

I get really happy when i hear the word interchangeable 😂

Thanks. I subscribed fast after this video:)

谢谢老师! 我曾听我的老师解释过这件事，可一直不明白。现在听您解释的就明白了。😂

Thanks perfect I'd been wondering about 不过, they say it all the time in Three Kingdoms but Duolingo only taught me 但是. To me the 60 degree difference you mentioned with 不过 is like the advisor doesn't want to contradict their lord, but (不过) they use 不过 to add a clarification or concern

100k soon. 老師❤️🇰🇭

很棒！

Using 囗，to elaborate other words. For foreigners, using two L L, to form 口，then try to write 曰 目白 由早 四回西 胃旧申...，then filled up to form 吕,串，石，check handphone software, using voice inputs together。for 出 ，to write using two u, u and l,to form 出 凹 巾帼 离 山 巨 叵 匠 臣

To be absolutely accurate, only dan(shi) can link two noun or adjective phrases, while the other two ones can only link two "verbal phrases" or "clauses" (Chinese is more vague or, say, different, in syntaxic terminology, but still it's not perfect to say that only sentences can be linked using keshi or buguo, although it's a practical and understandable way to express the idea).

@mikewallice2795

3 жыл бұрын

De zi ne

Ran'er seems to be more logical as the intended interpretation of "but" is to link similar, but opposite components of the same subject. The good and bad movies someone was in was an excellent example. Sometimes "but" may seem different. When it is actually the same context. "I like icecream, but I also like apple pie" Current subject = food Though (food) is not directly mentioned. Previous subject = a movie star . The "movie star" IS directly mentioned. I need to study the contexts a bit more. It seems a lot like there, their, and they're in English. Exact same sound. Different meaning when written, though. Learning to speak is easier than learning to read......😭 Thank you for the video You are an excellent teacher.

So close to 100k!!!

Chinese is such an amazing language!!! I used to be embarrassed about it like a lot of other Asian diaspora living in Anglo Saxon/American countries....now i'm trying to learn it

@arthurcosta9482

3 жыл бұрын

Also!What is your country I´M from Brazil.

@supahsmashbro

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthurcosta9482 I'm from United States 😬 If you're learning the language I'm overjoyed, it's really amazing and increasingly useful in the future, that's for sure!

@arthurcosta9482

3 жыл бұрын

@@supahsmashbro I HATE your country but you look beautiful, tell me most Americans love the US? And why, being such a Nazi country and in mid-2020-2021, was there the anti-Asian bombing of Atlanta and the death of George Floyd?

@supahsmashbro

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthurcosta9482 Yes you're complete right. America sucks ass. Violent, racist country where everyone's tax dollars goes to bombing others. A plutocracy and an oligarchy. But America has the best propaganda in the world, by far, so people are STILL slow to recognize how terrible this place is

@arthurcosta9482

2 жыл бұрын

@@supahsmashbro Here the oligarchy and plutocracy is Worse but no one expects SO MUCH NAZISM in the 15th most developed country and Biggest economy in the WORLD! Hey, answer me why Americans didn't want to leave the US or hate their country?

I want to mention that 然而 is a adverb, it can be put in the begining of a sentence, and is translated as “howerver".

晚上好🥰🥰

Just want to add, the phrase "然而/ran er “ might be similar in meaning to all the other phrases in this video, it sounds a bit formal for daily conversations, I'd say it's more appropriate in a written context/discourse.

Excellent presentation! As for the frequency table not correlating with your personal experience, this could have been sloppy research by whoever made that chart.

Shuo Shuo; I Love your Teaching Method and I Possess Three Master’s Degrees in Math, Theoretical Physics and Business Law. You Are The Best Teacher On The "Tube" and I plan On Taking Lessons From You ~ Wo Ai Ni ~ Wo Feng Pi ~

Such a fun video 😄, I'll just use Ganshi for safety

Nǐ hěn piàoliang wǒ néng dédào nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ ma😍

原来我学英语，主持人也说得这么简单？ 看来我得更努力学习了 一起加油

我告诉妈妈我找到工作了，妈妈却开心不起来。 我已经到了，可是他却甚至没出去。 我想出去玩，不过天气很差。 我非常想成功，但是却这是并不简单。 Thank you for such an informative video!

At 6:41 we have "却一个朋友也没有" which seems perfectly natural to me. But it doesn't follow the rule that 却 should appear before a verb (such as 没有 ) or adverb (such as 也), and not before a noun (such as 一个朋友). However, 一个朋友也没有 ("doesn't have a single friend") seems like such a fixed construction to me, that there is nowhere to put the 却. Perhaps using 甚至 would be more correct (but less natural): 他很好, 但甚至一个朋友却没有 ("He's very nice, yet doesn't even have one friend")

In Singapore they use but for but, in Indonesia we use " tapi" ( but in Indonesian) :)

So I guess think of 但是 and 可是 as “but it just so happens that…” and 不过 can be thought of as “on the other hand”

你好. 这次我第一次看你的视频，很感兴趣。可是有一地方我听不懂，因为我是越南人，还有我的英语不太好。你能不能做sub吗？谢谢你

In Cantonese it's the opposite, Danshi were used the most than the other two, you would never hear any body that lives around Guangdong area say Keshi, it's either Danshi and Buguo.

0:19

I always try to find equivalent terms: are these good, or are they wrong? 可是 perhaps, however, 但是 but 不过 however 却 despite 然而 and naturally

Not only you're right to disagree about the fact that 但是 is used less frequently than 不过 in daily conversation. I personally also find very hard to believe that 可是 is used more often than 但是. Scientific data sometimes are...well, not always to believed completely. 在中国普通话与北方方言中，“但是”一词既可用于书面语，也可用于口语。根据我的个人经历，在口语中其词频应高于“可是”。不知视频中所显示的数据是否已过时，还是搜集者受其他地区方言的影响。反正，视频制作者根据自己的体验否定数据是非常正确的。

Xiong Laoshi, Can you clarify the difference between nu peng you vs nuyou? Are they the same? For example, wo yijing you nu peng you le = wo yijing you nuyou le???

Hello❤️☺️

Can u pls teach names of academic subjects in chinese

I usually use DanShi, i just like how it sounds ☺️☺️☺️

@chrispfiefer1824

3 жыл бұрын

me too. jebać buguo and keshi. danshi for the win!

@taoenguan4769

3 жыл бұрын

作为中国人，我用“但是/但”的次数最多。不管是用于口语还是书面语。

@chrispfiefer1824

3 жыл бұрын

@@taoenguan4769 Ni hao TaoTao. :) That's good to know. I have also been told this by my online Chinese class website, but you never know whether or not what you are learning is what real Chinese use. Thank you for your comment! Tai xie xie ni le!!!

@hryhry2630

2 жыл бұрын

@@taoenguan4769 我用最多的是不过哎😂

your videos are great , 但是 the sound is a bit low.

11:03 i would have spontaneously said 之前 instead of 以前， is that correct too? (and yeah i tend to speak a bit less sloppy-informal ^^) erm, i think u meant to write "ye yan Guo" since u said it so, the hanzi state so, and the sentence logically implies so :x

Hi shuo, I just have an obeservation 10:52 然而在他出名以前，也演--过--几部烂电影 -- Rán'ér zài tā chūmíng yǐqián, yě yǎn--guò-- jǐ bù làn diànyǐng -- you wrote DUO in pinyin and it should be GUO.. Thanks for sharing your experience!!

感觉“可是”也带点现实和期待有所不同的情况

So If I get this right: The dànshì group is more a "but", meanwhile "què" is used as "however"?

@tzatzikiv812

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, basically ☺️ That's what I understood, anyway. I think nuance/context is important in languages so I really like how this video explains some of these subtle differences. I'd say the first group is more akin to "but" and the second group is more like "however, whereas, while, even though/even if" which deal with totally opposite situations. I've also noticed something else while watching Chinese TV dramas; the use of "不过" tends to be softer. I checked this subtly with a couple of Chinese friends and they seem to agree. 🤔☺️

@rh_nt

2 жыл бұрын

Que is more like surprisingly

I'm confused about you saying 却 comes before a verb (with exception of some word like 已经, but then you made the example of "他很好，却一个朋友都没有” which is a sentence structure with which I would have hsed 但是. So I'm not quite sure why that sentence is still right?

Hi! Do you teach online?

7:02 the next time a guy messages me flirting, I'm going to use that sentence. 🙂 Also... could you maybe teach on how to know if a Chinese guy is a player and what words to look for? It literally happened to me yesterday and I had to block him because kept asking if I was single... then he told me 我会爱你 and I freaked out... 😱😱 And thanks for this lesson by the way!! I kept wondering why 但是 kept getting corrected to 但 in my journals. 😅

我长大在中国 但我都分不清这几个词有什么区别 I grown up in China but I even can’t tell what the differences between these words.

The way you’re describing it, it sounds like 不过 is more like “although” than “but”.

@jameskennedy7093

Жыл бұрын

I think the way you describe 却 it sounds like it’s used like “instead”?

Then what if I use 但是 and 卻 together? example: 我昨天買的外套，裏面破了一個洞，但是店員卻不讓我退還。 Is the 卻 here function differently?

I feel like 却 translates well as yet for me. Using the examples of when the reality doesn't fit the expectations really points this out. He's a great person, yet he doesn't have any friends. This sounds natural. You are a nice person, yet I already have a boyfriend. Here, yet sounds awkward and though I would understand, but or however would definitely be more natural sounding.

@ninoslanguagejourney6002

3 жыл бұрын

But yet I already have a bf? 😆

@dalfireasha

3 жыл бұрын

@@ninoslanguagejourney6002 but, you included but. So that makes it sound more natural. Lol And I think this way makes it sound a bit different than just saying, but i have a boyfriend. Like the person may be being a bit rude, or may be may be disappointed by the fact they already have a boyfriend and this guy is so great. Like you're a nice person, but yet I have a boyfriend, dammit. Lol.

@ninoslanguagejourney6002

3 жыл бұрын

@@dalfireasha Well not everything has to be translated literally 😂 I just see it as a way to memorize the sentiment behind it. It's like how there will never be a satisfying translation for 加油 in English and it will always frustrate me that in chinese dramas they translate it to "fight" 🤣