when a person grows up he can't depend on his parents ,"but" he must do things by himself.

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when a person grows up he can't depend on his parents ,"but" he must do things by himself.
英语中的but和中文的“但是”有很大区别吧,这句话为何用“but"呢?按照意思我觉得应该是“并且”的意思啊?

意思是不要依靠父母,而是要自食其力.
相当于instead of.