[dàn]
[副]
(只) only; just; merely
do not hope to distinguish oneself, but only not to make mistakes
不求有功,但求无过
just speak out what is on your mind
但说无妨
On the vast fields, one sees nothing but the wheat billowing in the wind.
在辽阔的原野上,但见麦浪随风起伏。
[连]
(但是) but; yet; still; nevertheless
They all went but I didn't.
他们都去了,但我没去。
He's well over sixty, but he doesn't look at all old.
他早已年过60,但毫不见老。
[名]
(姓氏) a surname
Dan Qin
但钦