Difference between revisions of "Conceding a point with "shi""

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Structure

"...是..., 但是..." (...shì..., dànshì...) is a pattern often used when conceding a point in an argument or debate. It's usually indicating that the speaker is conceding a point, but they still have some reservations about the topic at hand. Don't worry, the examples will make this clear.

Adjective + 是 + Adjective + 但是

Examples

中国的产品便宜是便宜，但是质量不太好。
这个东西好是好，但是不便宜。
那辆汽车快是快，但是不安全。

Sources and further reading

Books

Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 180) →buy

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 * [[Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition]] (pp. 180) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615 →buy]
-* [[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] (pp. 258) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy]
-* [[Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)]] (pp. 23) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00326U9MS/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B00326U9MS →buy]
-* [[Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)]] (pp. 254) [http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ →buy]
-* [[Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)]] (pp. 12) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075308/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075308 →buy]
 [[Category:B1 grammar points]]