Chinese word dictionary

但说无妨

dàn shuō wú fáng · there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)

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Simplified但说无妨

Traditional但說無妨

Pinyindàn shuō wú fáng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

但dàn

only; but, however, yet, still

说shuō

to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid

无wú

no, not; lacking, -less

妨fáng

damage, harm; to impede, to obstruct; to undermine

How to learn 但说无妨

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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说shuō

to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine; variant of 說|说[shuo1]

说话shuōhuà

to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word

但dàn

but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just

但是dànshì

but; however

不但búdàn

not only (... but also ...)

听说tīngshuō

to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking