| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; only; merely; still |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also...) |
| 非但 | fēi dàn | not only |
| 但愿 | dàn yuàn | if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) |
| 但书 | dàn shū | proviso; qualifying clause |
不求有功，
但求无过 | bù qiú yǒu gōng ,
dàn qiú wú guò | special achievement not required, just no hyperactive blunders (idiom); not hoping to acquire merit, just avoiding mistakes; Take it easy and keep your nose clean. |
| 但丁 | Dàn dīng | Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲 |
| 但以理书 | dàn yǐ lǐ shū | Book of Daniel |
| 但尼生 | Dàn ní shēng | Tennyson (name); Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892), English poet |
| 但说无妨 | dàn shuō wú fáng | there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom) |
| 但愿如此 | dàn yuàn rú cǐ | if only it were so; I hope so (idiom) |
| 撒但 | Sā dàn | variant of 撒旦, Satan or Shaitan |
| 格但斯克 | Gé dàn sī kè | Gdansk, city on Baltic in north Poland |
| 约但 | Yuē dàn | variant of 约旦, Jordan |
| 约但河 | Yuē dàn hé | variant of 约旦河, Jordan river |
| 圣但尼 | Shèng dàn ní | St Denis or St Dennis |
| 马但 | Mǎ dàn | Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15 |
