不过 (不過)
bù guò
Pinyin

Definition

不过 (不過)
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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)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

一定、一定，不过我还想比较其他款式。
yīdìng 、yīdìng ，bùguò wǒ hái xiǎng bǐjiào qítā kuǎnshì 。
Most certainly. But I still want to see other models.
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不过我们还是得好好加油。
bùguò wǒmen háishi děi hǎohǎo jiāyóu 。
But we still have to try our best.
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我不过是一颗小小的螺丝钉罢了，是公司的战略制定得好
wǒ bùguò shì yī kē xiǎoxiǎo de luósīdīng bàle ，shì gōngsī de zhànlu:è zhìdìng de hǎo
I’m just a small fry, it’s the company’s strategy that is well formulated.
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不过M公司对西南市场也是虎视眈眈，他们资历、规模与我们相当不能放松呀。
bùguò gōngsī duì xīnán shìchǎng yě shì hǔshìdāndān ，tāmen zīlì 、guīmó yǔ wǒmen xiāngdāng bùnéng fàngsōng ya 。
However, M company is also eyeing the southwest market. We mustn’t relax as their qualifications and scale are quite comparable to us.
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不过，也有不少人吐槽这部电影，觉得有些细节经不起推敲
bùguò ，yě yǒu bùshǎo rén tǔcáo zhè bù diànyǐng ，juéde yǒuxiē xìjié jīngbuqǐ tuīqiāo
However there were also many people who gave negative comments about this movie as they felt some details do not stand up to scrutiny.
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你老板比你年轻吗？不过我听说呀，现在的有的年轻人学历高、能力强，所以很早就做上了管理岗位呢。
nǐ lǎobǎn bǐ nǐ niánqīng ma ？bùguò wǒ tīngshuō ya ，xiànzài de yǒude niánqīngrén xuélì gāo 、nénglì qiáng ，suǒyǐ hěn zǎo jiù zuò shàng le guǎnlǐ gǎngwèi ne 。
Is your boss younger than you? However, I have heard that some young people now have high academic qualifications and strong abilities, And therefore are in management positions very early in their careers.
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其实真没什么大事，我不过是生性悲观罢了。
qíshí zhēn méishénme dàshì ，wǒ bùguò shì shēngxìng bēiguān bàle 。
Actually, there is nothing much, I am just pessimistic.
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无限风光在险峰，不过你也要记得吃红景天呀！
wúxiànfēngguāngzàixiǎnfēng ，bùguò nǐ yě yào jìde chī hóngjǐngtiān ya ！
Infinite beautiful scenery is at the peak but you must also remember to take Rhodiola!
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没事的。不过……你怎么总在和我道歉呢，明明空调是我上次来弄坏的，也是我一直拖延没去修，你怎么说得像是自己的错一样？
méishì de 。bùguò ……nǐ zěnme zǒng zài hé wǒ dàoqiàn ne ，míngmíng kōngtiáo shì wǒ shàngcì lái nònghuài de ，yě shì wǒ yīzhí tuōyán méi qù Xiū ，nǐ zěnme shuō de xiàng shì zìjǐ de cuò yīyàng ？
It’s nothing. But...why are you always apologizing to me, obviously I was the one who broke the AC and been delaying the repairs so why do you say it is your own fault?
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不过是迷上了怀旧电影，每次播放一段录像带都像是做了一场很久远的梦。
bùguò shì míshàng le huáijiù diànyǐng ，měicì bōfàng yī duàn lùxiàngdài dōu xiàng shì zuò le yīchǎng hěn jiǔyuǎn de mèng 。
Its just that I’m obsessed with nostalgic movies, and each time I play a video, it seems like a far away dream.
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