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可是

kě shì · ke shi

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2 examples

可(kě)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)函(hán)数(shù)不(bù)符(fú)合(hé)利(lì)普(pǔ)希(xī)茨(cí)条(tiáo)件(jiàn)！

But your function isn't Lipschitz continuous!

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)常(cháng)常(cháng)说(shuō)他(tā)不(bú)会(huì)晚(wǎn)到(dào)，可(kě)是(shì)他(tā)一(yì)直(zhí)会(huì)。

Tom often says he won't be late, but he always is.

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(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true

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