[Teacher's Tips] "However" in Mandarin Chinese

Accurate Translation:
1. 但是 (dan shi)
English pronunciation: dunshr

2. 然而 (ran er)
English pronunciation: raner

3. 不过 (bu guo)
English pronunciation: bugur

If you mean “however many…” it would be 无论多少 (wu lun duo shao)

Example in a sentence:
ENGLISH: "However hard it may be, we must do our best."
MANDARIN: "不管多难, 我们都要尽我们最大的努力去做。"