可是kěshì 1.〈连词conj.〉表示转折,前面常常有‘虽然’之类表示让步的连词呼应{[an adversative, oft. preceded by such conjunctions as 虽然 suīrán (though)] but; yet; however}: 大家虽然很累,～都很愉快。{We were bone-tired, but felt happy.} 2.真是;实在是{indeed; really}: 她家媳妇那个贤惠,～百里挑一。{Her daughter-in-law is one in a hundred in terms of personality and ability.}