不过

不過

bù guò

HSK 2freq #216

Meanings

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bù guò

1.only
2.merely
3.no more than
4.but
5.however
6.anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
7.cannot be more (after adjectival)

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Wiktionary

1.only; merely
2.extremely
3.however; but
4.to not exceed
5.but; however

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Etymology

From 不過／不过.

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Stroke order

Components

不丆卜

过辶寸

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Characters

Example sentences

再糟糕不过了。
That couldn't have gone any worse.
他不过是个孩子。
He is but a child.
不过是一个文字游戏罢了。
It's just a play on words.
tom 两点半可能会到，不过，也可能不会
Tom might be here by 2:30, but then, maybe not.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Synonyms

而然但卻則但是可是然而但係之不過之但係董係毋過毋故毋句不而過是呾比補必過但不過但必過不過

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Derived terms

不過爾爾不过尔尔之不過之不过但不過但不过只不過只不过單不過单不过富不過三代富不过三代但必過但必过

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Related words

只不过 only; merely; nothing but; no more than 信不过 to distrust 喘不过 to be unable to breathe easily 拗不过 can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)打不过 to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb)不过意 to be sorry; to feel apologetic 瞒不过 cannot conceal (a matter) from (sb)左不过 anyhow 看不过 cannot stand by idly and watch 气不过 so angry it's unbearable 再好不过 couldn't be better 不过尔尔 not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre