Meaning of dàn shì:
dàn shì
但是
Conjunction
but; however
Wǒ xiǎng qù páshān, dànshì jīntiān xiàyǔ le.
我想去爬山,但是今天下雨了。
I want to go hiking, but it is raining today.
Wǒ hěn lèi, dànshì hái xiǎng bǎ gōngzuò zuò wán.
我很累,但是还想把工作做完。
I am tired, but I still want to finish the work.

